diff --git a/cmd/akash/cmd/auth.go b/cmd/akash/cmd/auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6e066c7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/akash/cmd/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	sdkclient "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
+
+	ajwt "github.com/akash-network/akash-api/go/util/jwt"
+)
+
+const (
+	FlagJWTExp    = "exp"
+	FlagJWTNbf    = "nbf"
+	FlagJWTAccess = "access"
+	FlagJWTScope  = "scope"
+)
+
+func AuthCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "auth",
+	}
+
+	cmd.AddCommand(authJWTCmd())
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func authJWTCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:  "jwt",
+		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			cctx, err := sdkclient.GetClientTxContext(cmd)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			signer := ajwt.NewSigner(cctx.Keyring, cctx.FromAddress)
+
+			now := time.Now()
+			nbf := now
+
+			expString, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(FlagJWTExp)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			var exp time.Time
+			// first, attempt to parse expiration value as duration.
+			// fallback to unix timestamp if fails
+			dur, err := time.ParseDuration(expString)
+			if err != nil {
+				expInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(expString, 10, 64)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				exp = time.Unix(expInt, 0)
+			} else {
+				exp = now.Add(dur)
+			}
+
+			if cmd.Flags().Changed(FlagJWTNbf) {
+				nbfString, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(FlagJWTNbf)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				// first, attempt to parse expiration value as duration.
+				// fallback to unix timestamp if fails
+				dur, err := time.ParseDuration(nbfString)
+				if err != nil {
+					nbfInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(nbfString, 10, 64)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+
+					exp = time.Unix(nbfInt, 0)
+				} else {
+					exp = now.Add(dur)
+				}
+			}
+
+			accessString, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(FlagJWTAccess)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			access, valid := parseAccess(accessString)
+			if !valid {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid `access` flags")
+			}
+
+			var scope ajwt.PermissionScopes
+
+			if cmd.Flags().Changed(FlagJWTScope) {
+				scopeString, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(FlagJWTAccess)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				if err = scope.UnmarshalCSV(scopeString); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !exp.After(now) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("`exp` value is invalid or in the past. expected %d (exp) > %d (curr)", exp.Unix(), now.Unix())
+			}
+
+			if !nbf.After(exp) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("`nbf` value is invalid. expected %d (nbf) < %d (exp)", nbf.Unix(), exp.Unix())
+			}
+
+			claims := ajwt.Claims{
+				RegisteredClaims: jwt.RegisteredClaims{
+					Issuer:    cctx.FromAddress.String(),
+					IssuedAt:  jwt.NewNumericDate(now),
+					NotBefore: jwt.NewNumericDate(nbf),
+					ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(exp),
+				},
+				Version: "v1",
+				Leases: ajwt.Leases{
+					Access: access,
+					Scope:  scope,
+				},
+			}
+
+			tok := jwt.NewWithClaims(ajwt.SigningMethodES256K, &claims)
+
+			tokString, err := tok.SignedString(signer)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return cctx.PrintString(tokString)
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().String(FlagJWTExp, "15m", "Set token's `exp` field. Format is either 15m|h or unix timestamp")
+	cmd.Flags().String(FlagJWTNbf, "", "Set token's `nbf` field. Format is either 15m|h or unix timestamp. Empty equals to current timestamp")
+	cmd.Flags().String(FlagJWTAccess, "full", "Set token's `leases.access` field. Permitted values are full|scoped|granular. Default is full")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSlice(FlagJWTScope, nil, "Set token's `leases.scope` field. Comma separated list of scopes. Can only be set if `leases.access=scoped`. Allowed scopes are")
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func parseAccess(val string) (ajwt.AccessType, bool) {
+	res := ajwt.AccessType(val)
+
+	switch res {
+	case ajwt.AccessTypeFull:
+	case ajwt.AccessTypeScoped:
+	case ajwt.AccessTypeGranular:
+	default:
+		return ajwt.AccessTypeNone, false
+	}
+
+	return res, true
+}
diff --git a/cmd/akash/cmd/root.go b/cmd/akash/cmd/root.go
index 3971f12a57..25d5ddd160 100644
--- a/cmd/akash/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/akash/cmd/root.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func initRootCmd(rootCmd *cobra.Command, encodingConfig params.EncodingConfig) {
 		ecmd.EventCmd(),
 		QueryCmd(),
 		TxCmd(),
+		AuthCmd(),
 		keys.Commands(app.DefaultHome),
 		genutilcli.InitCmd(app.ModuleBasics(), app.DefaultHome),
 		genutilcli.CollectGenTxsCmd(banktypes.GenesisBalancesIterator{}, app.DefaultHome),
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c6cfb2ae63..3d0e8433a1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.23.0
 toolchain go1.23.6
 
 require (
-	github.com/akash-network/akash-api v0.0.78
+	github.com/akash-network/akash-api v0.0.80
 	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
 	github.com/boz/go-lifecycle v0.1.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.45.16
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ replace (
 	google.golang.org/grpc => google.golang.org/grpc v1.33.2
 )
 
+require github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.2
+
 require (
 	cosmossdk.io/api v0.2.6 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/core v0.5.1 // indirect
@@ -189,6 +191,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/tendermint/go-amino v0.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/btree v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
+	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f // indirect
+	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
+	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/zondax/hid v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/zondax/ledger-go v0.14.1 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.6 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6d81d5daec..3434735603 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ github.com/aead/siphash v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Nywa3cDsYNNK3gaciGTWPwHt0wlpNV15vwmswBA
 github.com/afex/hystrix-go v0.0.0-20180502004556-fa1af6a1f4f5/go.mod h1:SkGFH1ia65gfNATL8TAiHDNxPzPdmEL5uirI2Uyuz6c=
 github.com/ajg/form v1.5.1/go.mod h1:uL1WgH+h2mgNtvBq0339dVnzXdBETtL2LeUXaIv25UY=
 github.com/ajstarks/svgo v0.0.0-20180226025133-644b8db467af/go.mod h1:K08gAheRH3/J6wwsYMMT4xOr94bZjxIelGM0+d/wbFw=
-github.com/akash-network/akash-api v0.0.78 h1:X75JgjjjL3B+nZjWWEjSq8SXRUPM2r59x/Wc0wjOx1g=
-github.com/akash-network/akash-api v0.0.78/go.mod h1:SpY0xGhmCu6Nz/M5MsKIyJUwzw2FBKR3yAeawUcBlG4=
+github.com/akash-network/akash-api v0.0.80 h1:qbdhk7jdd0YsnmyOs7y+lyRKfOUm3MUhM+qBkMwL89Q=
+github.com/akash-network/akash-api v0.0.80/go.mod h1:SpY0xGhmCu6Nz/M5MsKIyJUwzw2FBKR3yAeawUcBlG4=
 github.com/akash-network/cometbft v0.34.27-akash.3 h1:ObmkKrMybIuRLPcwPwUMJ8Pllsr+Gsve443mkJsonMA=
 github.com/akash-network/cometbft v0.34.27-akash.3/go.mod h1:BcCbhKv7ieM0KEddnYXvQZR+pZykTKReJJYf7YC7qhw=
 github.com/akash-network/cosmos-sdk v0.45.16-akash.3 h1:QiHOQ1ACzCvAEXRlzGNQhp9quWLOowE104D0uESGrEk=
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ github.com/gogo/status v1.1.0/go.mod h1:BFv9nrluPLmrS0EmGVvLaPNmRosr9KapBYd5/hpY
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:8pz2t5EyA70fFQQSrl6XZXzqecmYZeUEB8OUGHkxJ+I=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:/xlHOz8bRuivTWchD4jCa+NbatV+wEUSzwAxVc6locg=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.2/go.mod h1:m21LjoU+eqJr34lmDMbreY2eSTRJ1cv77w39/MY0Ch0=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.2 h1:Rl4B7itRWVtYIHFrSNd7vhTiz9UpLdi6gZhZ3wEeDy8=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.2/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
 github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0/go.mod h1:E/TSTwGwJL78qG/PmXZO1EjYhfJinVAhrmmHX6Z8B9k=
 github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20190916061304-5b978397cfec/go.mod h1:QZ0nwyI2jOfgRAoBvP+ab5aRr7c9x7lhGEJrKvBwjWI=
 github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b/go.mod h1:SBH7ygxi8pfUlaOkMMuAQtPIUF8ecWP5IEl/CR7VP2Q=
@@ -1030,8 +1032,11 @@ github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:Wri+At7QHww0WTrCBeu4J6bNtoV
 github.com/willf/bitset v1.1.3/go.mod h1:RjeCKbqT1RxIR/KWY6phxZiaY1IyutSBfGjNPySAYV4=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
+github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f h1:J9EGpcZtP0E/raorCMxlFGSTBrsSlaDGf3jU/qvAE2c=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f/go.mod h1:N2zxlSyiKSe5eX1tZViRH5QA0qijqEDrYZiPEAiq3wU=
+github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 h1:EzJWgHovont7NscjpAxXsDA8S8BMYve8Y5+7cuRE7R0=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415/go.mod h1:GwrjFmJcFw6At/Gs6z4yjiIwzuJ1/+UwLxMQDVQXShQ=
+github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 h1:LhYJRs+L4fBtjZUfuSZIKGeVu0QRy8e5Xi7D17UxZ74=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0/go.mod h1:anYRn/JVcOK2ZgGU+IjEV4nwlhoK5sQluxsYJ78Id3Y=
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2/go.mod h1:UETIi67q53MR2AWcXfiuqkDkRtnGDLqkBTpCHuJHxtU=
 github.com/xlab/treeprint v0.0.0-20180616005107-d6fb6747feb6/go.mod h1:ce1O1j6UtZfjr22oyGxGLbauSBp2YVXpARAosm7dHBg=