diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/controllers/home_controller.rb b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
index 83facba5..2b961f56 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,30 @@ class HomeController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     file_data = JSON.parse(body)
+
+    if JwtHelper.is_enabled
+      inHeader = false
+      token = nil
+      if file_data["token"]
+        token = JwtHelper.decode(file_data["token"])
+      elsif request.headers["Authorization"]
+        hdr = request.headers["Authorization"]
+        hdr.slice!(0, "Bearer ".length)
+        token = JwtHelper.decode(hdr)
+        inHeader = true
+      else
+        raise "Expected JWT"
+      end
+      if !token
+        raise "Invalid JWT signature"
+      end
+
+      file_data = JSON.parse(token)
+      if inHeader
+        file_data = file_data["payload"]
+      end
+    end
+
     status = file_data['status'].to_i
 
     if status == 2 || status == 3 #MustSave, Corrupted
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/file_model.rb b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/file_model.rb
index 99e01cef..788a0f1d 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/file_model.rb
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/file_model.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ class FileModel
         },
       }
     }
+
+    if JwtHelper.is_enabled
+      config["token"] = JwtHelper.encode(config)
+    end
+
     return config
   end
 
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/jwt_helper.rb b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/jwt_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65fc17ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/jwt_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+class JwtHelper
+
+    @jwt_secret = Rails.configuration.jwtSecret
+  
+    class << self
+        def is_enabled
+            return @jwt_secret && !@jwt_secret.empty? ? true : false
+        end
+
+        def encode(payload)
+            header = { :alg => "HS256", :typ => "JWT" }
+            enc_header = Base64.urlsafe_encode64(header.to_json).remove("=")
+            enc_payload = Base64.urlsafe_encode64(payload.to_json).remove("=")
+            hash = Base64.urlsafe_encode64(calc_hash(enc_header, enc_payload)).remove("=")
+
+            return "#{enc_header}.#{enc_payload}.#{hash}"
+        end
+
+        def decode(token)
+            if !is_enabled
+                return ""
+            end
+
+            split = token.split(".")
+
+            hash = Base64.urlsafe_encode64(calc_hash(split[0], split[1])).remove("=")
+
+            if !hash.eql?(split[2])
+                return ""
+            end
+
+            return Base64.urlsafe_decode64(split[1])
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def calc_hash(header, payload)
+            return OpenSSL::HMAC.digest("SHA256", @jwt_secret, "#{header}.#{payload}")
+        end
+    end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/service_converter.rb b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/service_converter.rb
index e8d08e41..03c51aa3 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/service_converter.rb
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/service_converter.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ class ServiceConverter
         req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri)
         req.add_field("Accept", "application/json")
         req.add_field("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+        if JwtHelper.is_enabled
+          payload["token"] = JwtHelper.encode(payload)
+          req.add_field("Authorization", "Bearer #{JwtHelper.encode({ :payload => payload })}")
+        end
+
         req.body = payload.to_json
         res = http.request(req)
         data = res.body
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/config/application.rb b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/config/application.rb
index 15327548..76e74828 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/config/application.rb
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/config/application.rb
@@ -43,5 +43,7 @@ module OnlineEditorsExampleRuby
     Rails.configuration.urlApi="https://documentserver/web-apps/apps/api/documents/api.js"
     Rails.configuration.urlPreloader="https://documentserver/web-apps/apps/api/documents/cache-scripts.html"
 
+    Rails.configuration.jwtSecret = ""
+
   end
 end