diff --git a/implementation/common/pom.xml b/implementation/common/pom.xml
index e08df08c..c5f7dee0 100644
--- a/implementation/common/pom.xml
+++ b/implementation/common/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
       <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
       <artifactId>jboss-logging-processor</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/KeyEncryptionAlgorithm.java b/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/KeyEncryptionAlgorithm.java
index 0462e00c..2a54544d 100644
--- a/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/KeyEncryptionAlgorithm.java
+++ b/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/KeyEncryptionAlgorithm.java
@@ -6,30 +6,36 @@
  * @see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7518#section-4">https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7518#section-4</a>
  */
 public enum KeyEncryptionAlgorithm {
-    RSA_OAEP("RSA-OAEP"),
-    RSA_OAEP_256("RSA-OAEP-256"),
-    ECDH_ES("ECDH-ES"),
-    ECDH_ES_A28KW("ECDH-ES+128KW"),
-    ECDH_ES_A192KW("ECDH-ES+192KW"),
-    ECDH_ES_A256KW("ECDH-ES+A256KW"),
-    A128KW("A128KW"),
-    A192KW("A192KW"),
-    A256KW("A256KW"),
-    PBES2_HS256_A128KW("PBES2-HS256+A128KW"),
-    PBES2_HS384_A192KW("PBES2-HS384+A192KW"),
-    PBES2_HS512_A256KW("PBES2-HS512+A256KW");
+    RSA_OAEP("RSA-OAEP", 2048),
+    RSA_OAEP_256("RSA-OAEP-256", 2048),
+    ECDH_ES("ECDH-ES", 256),
+    ECDH_ES_A128KW("ECDH-ES+128KW", 128),
+    ECDH_ES_A192KW("ECDH-ES+192KW", 192),
+    ECDH_ES_A256KW("ECDH-ES+A256KW", 256),
+    A128KW("A128KW", 128),
+    A192KW("A192KW", 192),
+    A256KW("A256KW", 256),
+    PBES2_HS256_A128KW("PBES2-HS256+A128KW", 256),
+    PBES2_HS384_A192KW("PBES2-HS384+A192KW", 384),
+    PBES2_HS512_A256KW("PBES2-HS512+A256KW", 512);
 
     private String algorithmName;
+    private int keySizeBits;
 
-    private KeyEncryptionAlgorithm(String algorithmName) {
+    private KeyEncryptionAlgorithm(String algorithmName, int keySizeBits) {
         this.algorithmName = algorithmName;
-    }
-
-    public String getAlgorithm() {
-        return algorithmName;
+        this.keySizeBits = keySizeBits;
     }
 
     public static KeyEncryptionAlgorithm fromAlgorithm(String algorithmName) {
         return KeyEncryptionAlgorithm.valueOf(algorithmName.replaceAll("-", "_").replaceAll("\\+", "_"));
     }
+
+    public int getKeySizeBits() {
+        return keySizeBits;
+    }
+
+    public String getAlgorithm() {
+        return algorithmName;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/SignatureAlgorithm.java b/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/SignatureAlgorithm.java
index f727d4de..4602ce4a 100644
--- a/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/SignatureAlgorithm.java
+++ b/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/SignatureAlgorithm.java
@@ -6,18 +6,28 @@
  * @see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7518#section-3">https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7518#section-3</a>
  */
 public enum SignatureAlgorithm {
-    RS256,
-    RS384,
-    RS512,
-    ES256,
-    ES384,
-    ES512,
-    HS256,
-    HS384,
-    HS512,
-    PS256,
-    PS384,
-    PS512;
+    RS256(256),
+    RS384(384),
+    RS512(512),
+    ES256(256),
+    ES384(384),
+    ES512(512),
+    HS256(256),
+    HS384(384),
+    HS512(512),
+    PS256(256),
+    PS384(384),
+    PS512(512);
+
+    private int keySize;
+
+    private SignatureAlgorithm(int keySize) {
+        this.keySize = keySize;
+    }
+
+    public int getKeySizeBits() {
+        return this.keySize;
+    }
 
     public String getAlgorithm() {
         return this.name();
diff --git a/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/SymmetricKeyAlgorithm.java b/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/SymmetricKeyAlgorithm.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38e9bb5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/algorithm/SymmetricKeyAlgorithm.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package io.smallrye.jwt.algorithm;
+
+public enum SymmetricKeyAlgorithm {
+    HS256("HS256", 256),
+    HS384("HS384", 384),
+    HS512("HS512", 512);
+
+    private String algorithmName;
+    private int keySize;
+
+    private SymmetricKeyAlgorithm(String algorithmName, int keySize) {
+        this.algorithmName = algorithmName;
+        this.keySize = keySize;
+    }
+
+    public String getAlgorithm() {
+        return algorithmName;
+    }
+
+    public int getKeySize() {
+        return keySize;
+    }
+
+    public static SymmetricKeyAlgorithm fromAlgorithm(String algorithmName) {
+        return SymmetricKeyAlgorithm.valueOf(algorithmName.replaceAll("-", "_").replaceAll("\\+", "_"));
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/util/KeyUtils.java b/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/util/KeyUtils.java
index 292464ca..207d77cc 100644
--- a/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/util/KeyUtils.java
+++ b/implementation/common/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/util/KeyUtils.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.security.PrivateKey;
 import java.security.PublicKey;
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateFactory;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 import java.security.spec.PKCS8EncodedKeySpec;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public final class KeyUtils {
 
     private static final String RSA = "RSA";
     private static final String EC = "EC";
+    private static final String HMAC = "HMAC";
 
     private KeyUtils() {
     }
@@ -243,7 +245,47 @@ public static PublicKey decodePublicKey(String pemEncoded) throws GeneralSecurit
 
     public static SecretKey createSecretKeyFromSecret(String secret) {
         byte[] secretBytes = secret.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        return new SecretKeySpec(secretBytes, "AES");
+        return createSecretKeyFromSecret(secretBytes, "AES");
+    }
+
+    public static SecretKey createSecretKeyFromSecret(byte[] secretBytes, String algo) {
+        return new SecretKeySpec(secretBytes, algo);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a SecretKey.
+     *
+     * @param algo key encryption algorithm.
+     * @return SecretKey.
+     * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException algorithm not found.
+     */
+    public static SecretKey generateSecretKey(KeyEncryptionAlgorithm algo) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
+        final String algoName = getSymmetricAlgoName(algo);
+
+        int keySizeBits = algo.getKeySizeBits() / 8;
+        byte[] bytes = new byte[keySizeBits];
+        SecureRandom secureRandom = new SecureRandom();
+        secureRandom.nextBytes(bytes);
+
+        return createSecretKeyFromSecret(bytes, algoName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a SecretKey.
+     *
+     * @param algo signature algorithm.
+     * @return SecretKey.
+     * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException algorithm not found.
+     */
+    public static SecretKey generateSecretKey(SignatureAlgorithm algo) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
+        final String algoName = getSymmetricAlgoName(algo);
+
+        int keySizeBits = algo.getKeySizeBits() / 8;
+        byte[] bytes = new byte[keySizeBits];
+        SecureRandom secureRandom = new SecureRandom();
+        secureRandom.nextBytes(bytes);
+
+        return createSecretKeyFromSecret(bytes, algoName);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -273,6 +315,20 @@ public static PublicKey decodeEncryptionPublicKey(String pemEncoded, KeyEncrypti
         return kf.generatePublic(spec);
     }
 
+    static String getSymmetricAlgoName(KeyEncryptionAlgorithm algo) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
+        if (algo.name().startsWith("PBES2")) {
+            return HMAC;
+        }
+        throw JWTUtilMessages.msg.unsupportedAlgorithm(algo.name());
+    }
+
+    static String getSymmetricAlgoName(SignatureAlgorithm algo) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
+        if (algo.name().startsWith("HS")) {
+            return HMAC;
+        }
+        throw JWTUtilMessages.msg.unsupportedAlgorithm(algo.name());
+    }
+
     static String keyFactoryAlgorithm(SignatureAlgorithm algo) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
         if (algo.name().startsWith("RS") || algo.name().startsWith("PS")) {
             return RSA;
diff --git a/implementation/common/src/test/java/io/smallrye/jwt/util/KeyUtilsTest.java b/implementation/common/src/test/java/io/smallrye/jwt/util/KeyUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0e001a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implementation/common/src/test/java/io/smallrye/jwt/util/KeyUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package io.smallrye.jwt.util;
+
+import io.smallrye.jwt.algorithm.KeyEncryptionAlgorithm;
+import io.smallrye.jwt.algorithm.SignatureAlgorithm;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.EnumSource;
+
+import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+class KeyUtilsTest {
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @EnumSource(mode = EnumSource.Mode.INCLUDE, names = { "PBES2_HS256_A128KW", "PBES2_HS384_A192KW", "PBES2_HS512_A256KW" })
+    void givenSymmetricKey_thenReturnSecretKey(KeyEncryptionAlgorithm algo) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
+        SecretKey keySpec = KeyUtils.generateSecretKey(algo);
+        assertEquals(algo.getKeySizeBits() / 8, keySpec.getEncoded().length);
+        assertEquals("HMAC", keySpec.getAlgorithm());
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @EnumSource(mode = EnumSource.Mode.EXCLUDE, names = { "PBES2_HS256_A128KW", "PBES2_HS384_A192KW", "PBES2_HS512_A256KW" })
+    void givenAsSymmetricKey_thenThrowNoSuchAlgorithmException(KeyEncryptionAlgorithm algo) {
+        assertThrows(NoSuchAlgorithmException.class, () -> KeyUtils.generateSecretKey(algo));
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @EnumSource(mode = EnumSource.Mode.INCLUDE, names = { "HS256", "HS384", "HS512" })
+    void givenSymmetricKey_thenReturnSecretKey(SignatureAlgorithm algo) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
+        SecretKey keySpec = KeyUtils.generateSecretKey(algo);
+        assertEquals(algo.getKeySizeBits() / 8, keySpec.getEncoded().length);
+        assertEquals("HMAC", keySpec.getAlgorithm());
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @EnumSource(mode = EnumSource.Mode.EXCLUDE, names = { "HS256", "HS384", "HS512" })
+    void givenAsSymmetricKey_thenThrowNoSuchAlgorithmException(SignatureAlgorithm algo) {
+        assertThrows(NoSuchAlgorithmException.class, () -> KeyUtils.generateSecretKey(algo));
+    }
+}
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