diff --git a/src/main/java/com/wipro/fhir/utils/JwtUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/wipro/fhir/utils/JwtUtil.java
index 6f22eb7..640070e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/wipro/fhir/utils/JwtUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/wipro/fhir/utils/JwtUtil.java
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 package com.wipro.fhir.utils;
 
-import java.security.Key;
-import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import io.jsonwebtoken.Claims;
 import io.jsonwebtoken.Jwts;
-import io.jsonwebtoken.SignatureAlgorithm;
 import io.jsonwebtoken.security.Keys;
 
 @Component
@@ -18,36 +17,34 @@ public class JwtUtil {
 	@Value("${jwt.secret}")
 	private String SECRET_KEY;
 
-	private static final long EXPIRATION_TIME = 24L * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 day in milliseconds
+	@Autowired
+	private TokenDenylist tokenDenylist;
 
 	// Generate a key using the secret
-	private Key getSigningKey() {
+	private SecretKey getSigningKey() {
 		if (SECRET_KEY == null || SECRET_KEY.isEmpty()) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("JWT secret key is not set in application.properties");
 		}
 		return Keys.hmacShaKeyFor(SECRET_KEY.getBytes());
 	}
 
-	// Generate JWT Token
-	public String generateToken(String username, String userId) {
-		Date now = new Date();
-		Date expiryDate = new Date(now.getTime() + EXPIRATION_TIME);
-
-		// Include the userId in the JWT claims
-		return Jwts.builder().setSubject(username).claim("userId", userId) // Add userId as a claim
-				.setIssuedAt(now).setExpiration(expiryDate).signWith(getSigningKey(), SignatureAlgorithm.HS256)
-				.compact();
-	}
-
 	// Validate and parse JWT Token
 	public Claims validateToken(String token) {
 		try {
-			// Use the JwtParserBuilder correctly in version 0.12.6
-			return Jwts.parser() // Correct method in 0.12.6 to get JwtParserBuilder
-					.setSigningKey(getSigningKey()) // Set the signing key
-					.build() // Build the JwtParser
-					.parseClaimsJws(token) // Parse and validate the token
-					.getBody();
+			Claims claims = Jwts.parser()
+				.verifyWith(getSigningKey())
+				.build()
+				.parseSignedClaims(token)
+				.getPayload();
+				
+			String jti = claims.getId();
+			
+			// Check if token is denylisted (only if jti exists)
+			if (jti != null && tokenDenylist.isTokenDenylisted(jti)) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			
+			return claims;
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			return null; // Handle token parsing/validation errors
 		}
@@ -59,10 +56,14 @@ public String extractUsername(String token) {
 
 	public <T> T extractClaim(String token, Function<Claims, T> claimsResolver) {
 		final Claims claims = extractAllClaims(token);
-		return claimsResolver.apply(claims);
+		return claims != null ? claimsResolver.apply(claims) : null;
 	}
 
 	private Claims extractAllClaims(String token) {
-		return Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(getSigningKey()).build().parseClaimsJws(token).getBody();
+		return Jwts.parser()
+			.verifyWith(getSigningKey())
+			.build()
+			.parseSignedClaims(token)
+			.getPayload();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/wipro/fhir/utils/TokenDenylist.java b/src/main/java/com/wipro/fhir/utils/TokenDenylist.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41e4358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/wipro/fhir/utils/TokenDenylist.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package com.wipro.fhir.utils;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+@Component
+public class TokenDenylist {
+    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass().getName());
+    
+    private static final String PREFIX = "denied_";
+
+    @Autowired
+    private RedisTemplate<String, Object> redisTemplate;
+
+    private String getKey(String jti) {
+        return PREFIX + jti;
+    }  
+    
+    // Add a token's jti to the denylist with expiration time
+    public void addTokenToDenylist(String jti, Long expirationTime) {
+        if (jti == null || jti.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (expirationTime == null || expirationTime <= 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expiration time must be positive");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            String key = getKey(jti);  // Use helper method to get the key
+            redisTemplate.opsForValue().set(key, " ", expirationTime, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to denylist token", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check if a token's jti is in the denylist
+    public boolean isTokenDenylisted(String jti) {
+        if (jti == null || jti.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        try {
+            String key = getKey(jti);  // Use helper method to get the key
+            return Boolean.TRUE.equals(redisTemplate.hasKey(key));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("Failed to check denylist status for jti: " + jti, e);
+            // In case of Redis failure, consider the token as not denylisted to avoid blocking all requests
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}