diff --git a/_examples/auth/jwt/blocklist/main.go b/_examples/auth/jwt/blocklist/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6549f658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/auth/jwt/blocklist/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/middleware/jwt"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/middleware/jwt/blocklist/redis"
+
+	// Optionally to set token identifier.
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+var (
+	signatureSharedKey = []byte("sercrethatmaycontainch@r32length")
+
+	signer   = jwt.NewSigner(jwt.HS256, signatureSharedKey, 15*time.Minute)
+	verifier = jwt.NewVerifier(jwt.HS256, signatureSharedKey)
+)
+
+type userClaims struct {
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+}
+
+func main() {
+	app := iris.New()
+
+	// IMPORTANT
+	//
+	// To use the in-memory blocklist just:
+	// verifier.WithDefaultBlocklist()
+	// To use a persistence blocklist, e.g. redis,
+	// start your redis-server and:
+	blocklist := redis.NewBlocklist()
+	// To configure single client or a cluster one:
+	// blocklist.ClientOptions.Addr = "127.0.0.1:6379"
+	// blocklist.ClusterOptions.Addrs = []string{...}
+	// To set a prefix for jwt ids:
+	// blocklist.Prefix = "myapp-"
+	//
+	// To manually connect and check its error before continue:
+	// err := blocklist.Connect()
+	// By default the verifier will try to connect, if failed then it will throw http error.
+	//
+	// And then register it:
+	verifier.Blocklist = blocklist
+	verifyMiddleware := verifier.Verify(func() interface{} {
+		return new(userClaims)
+	})
+
+	app.Get("/", authenticate)
+
+	protectedAPI := app.Party("/protected", verifyMiddleware)
+	protectedAPI.Get("/", protected)
+	protectedAPI.Get("/logout", logout)
+
+	// http://localhost:8080
+	// http://localhost:8080/protected?token=$token
+	// http://localhost:8080/logout?token=$token
+	// http://localhost:8080/protected?token=$token (401)
+	app.Listen(":8080")
+}
+
+// generateID optionally to set the value for `jwt.ID` on Sign,
+// which sets the standard claims value "jti".
+// If you use a blocklist with the default Blocklist.GetKey you have to set it.
+var generateID = func(*context.Context) string {
+	id, _ := uuid.NewRandom()
+	return id.String()
+}
+
+func authenticate(ctx iris.Context) {
+	claims := userClaims{
+		Username: "kataras",
+	}
+
+	// Generate JWT ID.
+	random, err := uuid.NewRandom()
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.StopWithError(iris.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+	id := random.String()
+
+	// Set the ID with the jwt.ID.
+	token, err := signer.Sign(claims, jwt.ID(id))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.StopWithError(iris.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.Write(token)
+}
+
+func protected(ctx iris.Context) {
+	claims := jwt.Get(ctx).(*userClaims)
+
+	// To the standard claims, e.g. the generated ID:
+	// jwt.GetVerifiedToken(ctx).StandardClaims.ID
+
+	ctx.WriteString(claims.Username)
+}
+
+func logout(ctx iris.Context) {
+	ctx.Logout()
+
+	ctx.Redirect("/", iris.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 86a975a6..20a4c918 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10
 	github.com/kataras/blocks v0.0.4
 	github.com/kataras/golog v0.1.5
-	github.com/kataras/jwt v0.0.4
+	github.com/kataras/jwt v0.0.5
 	github.com/kataras/neffos v0.0.16
 	github.com/kataras/pio v0.0.10
 	github.com/kataras/sitemap v0.0.5
diff --git a/middleware/jwt/alises.go b/middleware/jwt/alises.go
index df27cb5d..81b4f94a 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt/alises.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt/alises.go
@@ -1,7 +1,59 @@
 package jwt
 
-import (
-	"github.com/kataras/jwt"
+import "github.com/kataras/jwt"
+
+// Error values.
+var (
+	ErrBlocked           = jwt.ErrBlocked
+	ErrDecrypt           = jwt.ErrDecrypt
+	ErrExpected          = jwt.ErrExpected
+	ErrExpired           = jwt.ErrExpired
+	ErrInvalidKey        = jwt.ErrInvalidKey
+	ErrIssuedInTheFuture = jwt.ErrIssuedInTheFuture
+	ErrMissing           = jwt.ErrMissing
+	ErrMissingKey        = jwt.ErrMissingKey
+	ErrNotValidYet       = jwt.ErrNotValidYet
+	ErrTokenAlg          = jwt.ErrTokenAlg
+	ErrTokenForm         = jwt.ErrTokenForm
+	ErrTokenSignature    = jwt.ErrTokenSignature
+)
+
+// Signature algorithms.
+var (
+	EdDSA = jwt.EdDSA
+	HS256 = jwt.HS256
+	HS384 = jwt.HS384
+	HS512 = jwt.HS512
+	RS256 = jwt.RS256
+	RS384 = jwt.RS384
+	RS512 = jwt.RS512
+	ES256 = jwt.ES256
+	ES384 = jwt.ES384
+	ES512 = jwt.ES512
+	PS256 = jwt.PS256
+	PS384 = jwt.PS384
+	PS512 = jwt.PS512
+)
+
+// Signature algorithm helpers.
+var (
+	MustLoadHMAC         = jwt.MustLoadHMAC
+	LoadHMAC             = jwt.LoadHMAC
+	MustLoadRSA          = jwt.MustLoadRSA
+	LoadPrivateKeyRSA    = jwt.LoadPrivateKeyRSA
+	LoadPublicKeyRSA     = jwt.LoadPublicKeyRSA
+	ParsePrivateKeyRSA   = jwt.ParsePrivateKeyRSA
+	ParsePublicKeyRSA    = jwt.ParsePublicKeyRSA
+	MustLoadECDSA        = jwt.MustLoadECDSA
+	LoadPrivateKeyECDSA  = jwt.LoadPrivateKeyECDSA
+	LoadPublicKeyECDSA   = jwt.LoadPublicKeyECDSA
+	ParsePrivateKeyECDSA = jwt.ParsePrivateKeyECDSA
+	ParsePublicKeyECDSA  = jwt.ParsePublicKeyECDSA
+	MustLoadEdDSA        = jwt.MustLoadEdDSA
+	LoadPrivateKeyEdDSA  = jwt.LoadPrivateKeyEdDSA
+	LoadPublicKeyEdDSA   = jwt.LoadPublicKeyEdDSA
+	ParsePrivateKeyEdDSA = jwt.ParsePrivateKeyEdDSA
+	ParsePublicKeyEdDSA  = jwt.ParsePublicKeyEdDSA
 )
 
 // Type alises for the underline jwt package.
@@ -31,23 +83,6 @@ type (
 	TokenPair = jwt.TokenPair
 )
 
-// Signature algorithms.
-var (
-	EdDSA = jwt.EdDSA
-	HS256 = jwt.HS256
-	HS384 = jwt.HS384
-	HS512 = jwt.HS512
-	RS256 = jwt.RS256
-	RS384 = jwt.RS384
-	RS512 = jwt.RS512
-	ES256 = jwt.ES256
-	ES384 = jwt.ES384
-	ES512 = jwt.ES512
-	PS256 = jwt.PS256
-	PS384 = jwt.PS384
-	PS512 = jwt.PS512
-)
-
 // Encryption algorithms.
 var (
 	GCM = jwt.GCM
@@ -73,6 +108,13 @@ var (
 	// Usage:
 	//  signer.Sign(..., jwt.MaxAge(15*time.Minute))
 	MaxAge = jwt.MaxAge
+
+	// ID is a shurtcut to set jwt ID on Sign.
+	ID = func(id string) jwt.SignOptionFunc {
+		return func(c *Claims) {
+			c.ID = id
+		}
+	}
 )
 
 // Shortcuts for Signing and Verifying.
@@ -82,24 +124,3 @@ var (
 	Sign                 = jwt.Sign
 	SignEncrypted        = jwt.SignEncrypted
 )
-
-// Signature algorithm helpers.
-var (
-	MustLoadHMAC         = jwt.MustLoadHMAC
-	LoadHMAC             = jwt.LoadHMAC
-	MustLoadRSA          = jwt.MustLoadRSA
-	LoadPrivateKeyRSA    = jwt.LoadPrivateKeyRSA
-	LoadPublicKeyRSA     = jwt.LoadPublicKeyRSA
-	ParsePrivateKeyRSA   = jwt.ParsePrivateKeyRSA
-	ParsePublicKeyRSA    = jwt.ParsePublicKeyRSA
-	MustLoadECDSA        = jwt.MustLoadECDSA
-	LoadPrivateKeyECDSA  = jwt.LoadPrivateKeyECDSA
-	LoadPublicKeyECDSA   = jwt.LoadPublicKeyECDSA
-	ParsePrivateKeyECDSA = jwt.ParsePrivateKeyECDSA
-	ParsePublicKeyECDSA  = jwt.ParsePublicKeyECDSA
-	MustLoadEdDSA        = jwt.MustLoadEdDSA
-	LoadPrivateKeyEdDSA  = jwt.LoadPrivateKeyEdDSA
-	LoadPublicKeyEdDSA   = jwt.LoadPublicKeyEdDSA
-	ParsePrivateKeyEdDSA = jwt.ParsePrivateKeyEdDSA
-	ParsePublicKeyEdDSA  = jwt.ParsePublicKeyEdDSA
-)
diff --git a/middleware/jwt/blocklist.go b/middleware/jwt/blocklist.go
index 1c827969..da1ed6e6 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt/blocklist.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt/blocklist.go
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ type Blocklist interface {
 	jwt.TokenValidator
 
 	// InvalidateToken should invalidate a verified JWT token.
-	InvalidateToken(token []byte, expiry int64)
+	InvalidateToken(token []byte, c Claims) error
 	// Del should remove a token from the storage.
-	Del(token []byte)
-	// Count should return the total amount of tokens stored.
-	Count() int
+	Del(key string) error
 	// Has should report whether a specific token exists in the storage.
-	Has(token []byte) bool
+	Has(key string) (bool, error)
+	// Count should return the total amount of tokens stored.
+	Count() (int64, error)
+}
+
+type blocklistConnect interface {
+	Connect() error
+	IsConnected() bool
 }
diff --git a/middleware/jwt/blocklist/redis/blocklist.go b/middleware/jwt/blocklist/redis/blocklist.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..831429ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/jwt/blocklist/redis/blocklist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+package redis
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/core/host"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/middleware/jwt"
+
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
+)
+
+var defaultContext = context.Background()
+
+type (
+	// Options is just a type alias for the go-redis Client Options.
+	Options = redis.Options
+	// ClusterOptions is just a type alias for the go-redis Cluster Client Options.
+	ClusterOptions = redis.ClusterOptions
+)
+
+// Client is the interface which both
+// go-redis Client and Cluster Client implements.
+type Client interface {
+	redis.Cmdable // Commands.
+	io.Closer     // CloseConnection.
+}
+
+// Blocklist is a jwt.Blocklist backed by Redis.
+type Blocklist struct {
+	Clock func() time.Time // Required. Defaults to time.Now.
+	// GetKey is a function which can be used how to extract
+	// the unique identifier for a token.
+	// Required. By default the token key is extracted through the claims.ID ("jti").
+	GetKey func(token []byte, claims jwt.Claims) string
+	// Prefix the token key into the redis database.
+	// Note that if you can also select a different database
+	// through ClientOptions (or ClusterOptions).
+	// Defaults to empty string (no prefix).
+	Prefix string
+	// Both Client and ClusterClient implements this interface.
+	client    Client
+	connected uint32
+	// Customize any go-redis fields manually
+	// before Connect.
+	ClientOptions  Options
+	ClusterOptions ClusterOptions
+}
+
+var _ jwt.Blocklist = (*Blocklist)(nil)
+
+// NewBlocklist returns a new redis-based Blocklist.
+// Modify its ClientOptions or ClusterOptions depending the application needs
+// and call its Connect.
+//
+// Usage:
+//
+//  blocklist := NewBlocklist()
+//  blocklist.ClientOptions.Addr = ...
+//  err := blocklist.Connect()
+//
+// And register it:
+//
+//  verifier := jwt.NewVerifier(...)
+//  verifier.Blocklist = blocklist
+func NewBlocklist() *Blocklist {
+	return &Blocklist{
+		Clock:  time.Now,
+		GetKey: defaultGetKey,
+		Prefix: "",
+		ClientOptions: Options{
+			Addr: "127.0.0.1:6379",
+			// The rest are defaulted to good values already.
+		},
+		// If its Addrs > 0 before connect then cluster client is used instead.
+		ClusterOptions: ClusterOptions{},
+	}
+}
+
+func defaultGetKey(_ []byte, claims jwt.Claims) string {
+	return claims.ID
+}
+
+// Connect prepares the redis client and fires a ping response to it.
+func (b *Blocklist) Connect() error {
+	if b.Prefix != "" {
+		getKey := b.GetKey
+		b.GetKey = func(token []byte, claims jwt.Claims) string {
+			return b.Prefix + getKey(token, claims)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(b.ClusterOptions.Addrs) > 0 {
+		// Use cluster client.
+		b.client = redis.NewClusterClient(&b.ClusterOptions)
+	} else {
+		b.client = redis.NewClient(&b.ClientOptions)
+	}
+
+	_, err := b.client.Ping(defaultContext).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	host.RegisterOnInterrupt(func() {
+		atomic.StoreUint32(&b.connected, 0)
+		b.client.Close()
+	})
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&b.connected, 1)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// IsConnected reports whether the Connect function was called.
+func (b *Blocklist) IsConnected() bool {
+	return atomic.LoadUint32(&b.connected) > 0
+}
+
+// ValidateToken checks if the token exists and
+func (b *Blocklist) ValidateToken(token []byte, c jwt.Claims, err error) error {
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == jwt.ErrExpired {
+			b.Del(b.GetKey(token, c))
+		}
+
+		return err // respect the previous error.
+	}
+
+	has, err := b.Has(b.GetKey(token, c))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if has {
+		return jwt.ErrBlocked
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// InvalidateToken invalidates a verified JWT token.
+func (b *Blocklist) InvalidateToken(token []byte, c jwt.Claims) error {
+	key := b.GetKey(token, c)
+	return b.client.SetEX(defaultContext, key, token, c.Timeleft()).Err()
+}
+
+// Del removes a token from the storage.
+func (b *Blocklist) Del(key string) error {
+	return b.client.Del(defaultContext, key).Err()
+}
+
+// Has reports whether a specific token exists in the storage.
+func (b *Blocklist) Has(key string) (bool, error) {
+	n, err := b.client.Exists(defaultContext, key).Result()
+	return n > 0, err
+}
+
+// Count returns the total amount of tokens stored.
+func (b *Blocklist) Count() (int64, error) {
+	if b.Prefix == "" {
+		return b.client.DBSize(defaultContext).Result()
+	}
+
+	keys, err := b.getKeys(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return int64(len(keys)), nil
+}
+
+func (b *Blocklist) getKeys(cursor uint64) ([]string, error) {
+	keys, cursor, err := b.client.Scan(defaultContext, cursor, b.Prefix+"*", 300000).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if cursor != 0 {
+		moreKeys, err := b.getKeys(cursor)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		keys = append(keys, moreKeys...)
+	}
+
+	return keys, nil
+}
diff --git a/middleware/jwt/signer.go b/middleware/jwt/signer.go
index acd74237..a121990a 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt/signer.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt/signer.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ type Signer struct {
 	Alg Alg
 	Key interface{}
 
+	// MaxAge to set "exp" and "iat".
+	// Recommended value for access tokens: 15 minutes.
+	// Defaults to 0, no limit.
 	MaxAge time.Duration
 
 	Encrypt func([]byte) ([]byte, error)
diff --git a/middleware/jwt/verifier.go b/middleware/jwt/verifier.go
index 1d354ec9..6df2788e 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt/verifier.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt/verifier.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) WithDefaultBlocklist() *Verifier {
 
 func (v *Verifier) invalidate(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if verifiedToken := GetVerifiedToken(ctx); verifiedToken != nil {
-		v.Blocklist.InvalidateToken(verifiedToken.Token, verifiedToken.StandardClaims.Expiry)
+		v.Blocklist.InvalidateToken(verifiedToken.Token, verifiedToken.StandardClaims)
 		ctx.Values().Remove(claimsContextKey)
 		ctx.Values().Remove(verifiedTokenContextKey)
 		ctx.SetUser(nil)
@@ -179,6 +179,19 @@ func (v *Verifier) Verify(claimsType func() interface{}, validators ...TokenVali
 	}
 
 	if v.Blocklist != nil {
+		// If blocklist implements the connect interface,
+		// try to connect if it's not already connected manually by developer,
+		// if errored then just return a handler which will fire this error every single time.
+		if bc, ok := v.Blocklist.(blocklistConnect); ok {
+			if !bc.IsConnected() {
+				if err := bc.Connect(); err != nil {
+					return func(ctx *context.Context) {
+						v.ErrorHandler(ctx, err)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		validators = append([]TokenValidator{v.Blocklist}, append(v.Validators, validators...)...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/sessions/sessiondb/redis/database.go b/sessions/sessiondb/redis/database.go
index 6eabee94..1773a208 100644
--- a/sessions/sessiondb/redis/database.go
+++ b/sessions/sessiondb/redis/database.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultRedisNetwork = "tcp"
 	// DefaultRedisAddr the redis address option, "127.0.0.1:6379".
 	DefaultRedisAddr = "127.0.0.1:6379"
-	// DefaultRedisTimeout the redis idle timeout option, time.Duration(30) * time.Second
+	// DefaultRedisTimeout the redis idle timeout option, time.Duration(30) * time.Second.
 	DefaultRedisTimeout = time.Duration(30) * time.Second
 )