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+import pytest
+import sys
+import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import json
+import base64
+
+# Add the project root to sys.path to import the module
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../../..')))
+
+from docs_src.security.tutorial004_an_py310 import decode_and_validate_token
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("token_payload", [
+    # Exact exploit case: token with expired timestamp
+    json.dumps({"user_id": "admin", "exp": int((datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(hours=1)).timestamp())}),
+    
+    # Boundary case: token with no expiration claim
+    json.dumps({"user_id": "attacker"}),
+    
+    # Valid input: token with future expiration
+    json.dumps({"user_id": "user123", "exp": int((datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=1)).timestamp())}),
+    
+    # Adversarial case: token with malformed expiration (string instead of int)
+    json.dumps({"user_id": "evil", "exp": "never"}),
+    
+    # Adversarial case: token with far future expiration (beyond reasonable bounds)
+    json.dumps({"user_id": "admin", "exp": int((datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(days=365*10)).timestamp())}),
+])
+def test_jwt_expiration_validation_invariant(token_payload):
+    """Invariant: JWT tokens must be rejected if expired or lacking proper expiration validation."""
+    
+    # Create a simple JWT-like token (header.payload.signature)
+    header = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(json.dumps({"alg": "HS256", "typ": "JWT"}).encode()).rstrip(b'=')
+    payload = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(token_payload.encode()).rstrip(b'=')
+    signature = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(b"fakesignature").rstrip(b'=')
+    token = f"{header.decode()}.{payload.decode()}.{signature.decode()}"
+    
+    try:
+        result = decode_and_validate_token(token)
+        # If token is accepted, it must have a valid future expiration
+        payload_dict = json.loads(token_payload)
+        assert "exp" in payload_dict, "Token without expiration claim should be rejected"
+        assert isinstance(payload_dict["exp"], int), "Expiration must be integer"
+        assert payload_dict["exp"] > int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp()), "Token expiration must be in future"
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Any validation failure is acceptable - the invariant holds
+        assert True
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