diff --git a/lib/landline.rb b/lib/landline.rb
index 499e712..4254449 100644
--- a/lib/landline.rb
+++ b/lib/landline.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require_relative 'landline/util/jwt'
 require_relative 'landline/server'
 require_relative 'landline/path'
 require_relative 'landline/probe'
diff --git a/lib/landline/dsl/methods_path.rb b/lib/landline/dsl/methods_path.rb
index 2e0becd..5b0d0ac 100644
--- a/lib/landline/dsl/methods_path.rb
+++ b/lib/landline/dsl/methods_path.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ module Landline
         block
       end
 
+      alias before preprocess
+      alias after postprocess
+
       # Add a filter to the path.
       # Blocks path access if a filter returns false.
       # @param block [#call]
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ module Landline
       # Include an application as a child of path.
       # @param filename [String]
       def plugin(filename)
-        self.define_singleton_method(:run) do |object|
+        define_singleton_method(:run) do |object|
           unless object.is_a? Landline::Node
             raise ArgumentError, "not a node instance or subclass instance"
           end
@@ -89,9 +92,9 @@ module Landline
           object
         end
         @origin.children.append(
-          self.instance_eval(File.read(filename), filename)
+          instance_eval(File.read(filename), filename)
         )
-        self.singleton_class.undef_method :run
+        singleton_class.undef_method :run
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/landline/dsl/methods_probe.rb b/lib/landline/dsl/methods_probe.rb
index e1c9c4c..4c332a3 100644
--- a/lib/landline/dsl/methods_probe.rb
+++ b/lib/landline/dsl/methods_probe.rb
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module Landline
       # @note reads request.input - may nullify request.body.
       # @return [Object]
       def json
-        JSON.load(request.input)
+        JSON.parse(request.input)
       end
 
       # Open a file relative to current filepath
diff --git a/lib/landline/util/cookie.rb b/lib/landline/util/cookie.rb
index 53333ae..fa50ba1 100644
--- a/lib/landline/util/cookie.rb
+++ b/lib/landline/util/cookie.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ParserCommon = Landline::Util::ParserCommon
 
 if RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby' # fix for JRuby
   OpenSSL::HMAC.define_singleton_method(:base64digest) do |*args|
-    Base64.encode64(OpenSSL::HMAC.digest(*args)).strip
+    Base64.strict_encode64(OpenSSL::HMAC.digest(*args)).strip
   end
 end
 
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ module Landline
     # @option params [String, Date] "expires"
     # @raise Landline::ParsingError invalid cookie parameters
     def initialize(key, value, params = {})
-      unless key.match? HeaderRegexp::COOKIE_NAME
+      unless key.match?(/\A#{HeaderRegexp::COOKIE_NAME}\z/o)
         raise Landline::ParsingError, "invalid cookie key: #{key}"
       end
 
-      unless value.match? HeaderRegexp::COOKIE_VALUE
+      unless value.match?(/\A#{HeaderRegexp::COOKIE_VALUE}\z/o)
         raise Landline::ParsingError, "invalid cookie value: #{value}"
       end
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module Landline
     # @param sep [String] Hash separator
     # @return [Boolean] whether value is signed and valid
     def verify(key, algorithm: "sha256", sep: "&")
-      val, sig = @value.match(/\A(.*)#{sep}([A-Za-z0-9+\/=]+)\Z/).to_a[1..]
+      val, sig = @value.match(/\A(.*)#{sep}([A-Za-z0-9+\/=]+)\z/).to_a[1..]
       return false unless val and sig
 
       sig == ::OpenSSL::HMAC.base64digest(algorithm, key, val)
diff --git a/lib/landline/util/jwt.rb b/lib/landline/util/jwt.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e329b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/landline/util/jwt.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'openssl'
+require 'json'
+require 'base64'
+
+if RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby' # fix for JRuby
+  OpenSSL::HMAC.define_singleton_method(:base64digest) do |*args|
+    Base64.strict_encode64(OpenSSL::HMAC.digest(*args)).strip
+  end
+end
+
+module Landline
+  module Util
+    # JSON Web Token construction class
+    class JWT
+      # Create a new JWT token wrapper
+      # @param data [Hash, Array] JSON-formattable data
+      # @param halgo [String] Name of the hash algorithm to use
+      def initialize(data, halgo = "SHA256")
+        @halgo = halgo
+        @data = data
+      end
+
+      # Construct a string representation of the current token
+      # @param key [String]
+      # @return [String]
+      def make(key)
+        jsondata = @data.to_json
+        [
+          {
+            "hash" => @halgo
+          }.to_json,
+          jsondata,
+          OpenSSL::HMAC.digest(@halgo, key, jsondata)
+        ].map(&Base64.method(:strict_encode64)).map(&:strip).join "&"
+      end
+
+      # Construct an object from string
+      # @param input [String]
+      # @param key [String]
+      # @return [JWT, nil] returns nil if verification couldn't complete
+      def self.from_string(input, key)
+        halgoj, dataj, sig = input.split("&").map(&Base64.method(:strict_decode64))
+        halgo = JSON.parse(halgoj)["hash"]
+        return nil if OpenSSL::HMAC.digest(halgo, key, dataj) != sig
+
+        new(JSON.parse(dataj), halgo)
+      end
+
+      attr_accessor :data
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/landline/util/parseutils.rb b/lib/landline/util/parseutils.rb
index 9b8d2eb..17d5d73 100644
--- a/lib/landline/util/parseutils.rb
+++ b/lib/landline/util/parseutils.rb
@@ -8,28 +8,28 @@ module Landline
     # (not exactly precise) Regular expressions for some RFC definitions
     module HeaderRegexp
       # Matches the RFC2616 definiton of token
-      TOKEN = /[!-~&&[^()<>@,;:\\"\/\[\]?={}\t]]+/.freeze
+      TOKEN = /[!-~&&[^()<>@,;:\\"\/\[\]?={}\t]]+/
       # Matches the RFC2616 definition of quoted-string
-      QUOTED = /"[\x0-\x7E&&[^\x1-\x8\xb-\x1f]]*(?<!\\)"/.freeze
+      QUOTED = /"[\x0-\x7E&&[^\x1-\x8\xb-\x1f]]*(?<!\\)"/
       # Matches any CHAR except CTLs
-      PRINTCHAR = /[\x2-\x7E]/.freeze
+      PRINTCHAR = /[\x2-\x7E]/
       # Matches 1 or more CHARs excluding CTLs
-      PRINTABLE = /#{PRINTCHAR}+/o.freeze
+      PRINTABLE = /#{PRINTCHAR}+/o
       # Matches the RFC6265 definition of a cookie-octet
-      COOKIE_OCTET = /[\x21-\x7E&&[^",;\\]]*/.freeze
-      COOKIE_VALUE = /(?:#{QUOTED}|#{COOKIE_OCTET})/o.freeze
+      COOKIE_OCTET = /[\x21-\x7E&&[^",;\\]]*/
+      COOKIE_VALUE = /(?:#{QUOTED}|#{COOKIE_OCTET})/o
       COOKIE_NAME = TOKEN
       # Matches the RFC6265 definition of cookie-pair.
       # Captures name (1) and value (2).
-      COOKIE_PAIR = /\A(#{COOKIE_NAME})=(#{COOKIE_VALUE})\Z/o.freeze
+      COOKIE_PAIR = /\A(#{COOKIE_NAME})=(#{COOKIE_VALUE})\z/o
       # Matches a very abstract definition of a quoted header paramter.
       # Captures name (1) and value (2).
-      PARAM_QUOTED = /\A(#{TOKEN})=?(#{QUOTED}|#{PRINTCHAR}*)\Z/o.freeze
+      PARAM_QUOTED = /\A(#{TOKEN})=?(#{QUOTED}|#{PRINTCHAR}*)\z/o
       # Matches a very abstract definition of a header parameter.
       # Captures name (1) and value (2).
-      PARAM = /\A(#{TOKEN})=?(#{PRINTCHAR}*)\Z/o.freeze
+      PARAM = /\A(#{TOKEN})=?(#{PRINTCHAR}*)\z/o
       # Specifically matches cookie parameters
-      COOKIE_PARAM = /\A(#{TOKEN})=?(#{QUOTED}|#{COOKIE_OCTET})\Z/o.freeze
+      COOKIE_PARAM = /\A(#{TOKEN})=?(#{QUOTED}|#{COOKIE_OCTET})\z/o
     end
 
     # Module for all things related to parsing HTTP and related syntax.