if err != nil {
		b.Fatal(err)
	}

	b.ResetTimer()
	b.ReportAllocs()
	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
		for pb.Next() {
			err = xjwt.ParseWithStandardClaims(token, xjwt.NewStandardClaims(), []byte(creds.SecretKey))
			if err != nil {
				b.Fatal(err)
			}
		}
	})
}

func BenchmarkParseJWTMapClaims(b *testing.B) {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())

// If nil an empty string will be returned.
func (c *MapClaims) GetAccessKey() string {
	if c == nil {
		return ""
	}
	return c.AccessKey
}

// NewStandardClaims - initializes standard claims
func NewStandardClaims() *StandardClaims {
	return &StandardClaims{}
}

// SetIssuer sets issuer for these claims
func (c *StandardClaims) SetIssuer(issuer string) {
	c.Issuer = issuer
}

	errMalformedAuth      = errors.New("Malformed authentication input")
)

func authenticateNode(accessKey, secretKey string) (string, error) {
	claims := xjwt.NewStandardClaims()
	claims.SetExpiry(UTCNow().Add(defaultInterNodeJWTExpiry))
	claims.SetAccessKey(accessKey)

	jwt := jwtgo.NewWithClaims(jwtgo.SigningMethodHS512, claims)
	return jwt.SignedString([]byte(secretKey))
}

const DefaultSkewTime = 15 * time.Minute

// validateStorageRequestToken will validate the token against the provided audience.
func validateStorageRequestToken(token string) error {
	claims := xjwt.NewStandardClaims()
	if err := xjwt.ParseWithStandardClaims(token, claims, []byte(globalActiveCred.SecretKey)); err != nil {
		return errAuthentication
	}