diff --git a/nodel-jyhost/build.gradle b/nodel-jyhost/build.gradle
index 9cb02055..7349892d 100644
--- a/nodel-jyhost/build.gradle
+++ b/nodel-jyhost/build.gradle
@@ -74,4 +74,9 @@ dependencies {
     compile('org.snmp4j:snmp4j:2.5.8') {
         exclude group:'log4j', module:'log4j' // (brings one extra dependency: log4j; can explicity exclude it because it's optional at runtime)
     }
+
+    // convenience dependency: JWTs (JSON Web Tokens), see https://github.com/museumsvictoria/nodel/discussions/297
+    implementation 'io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api:0.11.5'
+    runtimeOnly 'io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-impl:0.11.5'
+    runtimeOnly 'io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-orgjson:0.11.5'    
 }
diff --git a/nodel-jyhost/src/main/resources/org/nodel/jyhost/nodetoolkit.py b/nodel-jyhost/src/main/resources/org/nodel/jyhost/nodetoolkit.py
index e45024a9..7cc63836 100644
--- a/nodel-jyhost/src/main/resources/org/nodel/jyhost/nodetoolkit.py
+++ b/nodel-jyhost/src/main/resources/org/nodel/jyhost/nodetoolkit.py
@@ -346,3 +346,10 @@ def at_cleanup(f):
 # Returns false if there is at least one item within 'o', true otherwise
 def is_empty(obj):
   return obj == None or len(obj) == 0
+
+
+
+# CONVENIENCE DEPENDENCIES
+
+# JWTs (JSON Web Tokens) 
+# see https://github.com/museumsvictoria/nodel/discussions/297