diff --git a/core/src/iam/verify.rs b/core/src/iam/verify.rs
index 7427c86e..5a98e315 100644
--- a/core/src/iam/verify.rs
+++ b/core/src/iam/verify.rs
@@ -2266,9 +2266,89 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
 						}}
-    					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+					;
+				"#
+				)
+				.as_str(),
+				&sess,
+				None,
+			)
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+			// Prepare the claims object
+			let mut claims = claims.clone();
+			claims.roles = None;
+			// Create the token
+			let enc = encode(&HEADER, &claims, &key).unwrap();
+			// Signin with the token
+			let mut sess = Session::default();
+			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
+
+			assert!(res.is_ok(), "Failed to signin with token: {:?}", res);
+			assert_eq!(sess.ns, Some("test".to_string()));
+			assert_eq!(sess.db, Some("test".to_string()));
+			assert_eq!(sess.ac, Some("user".to_string()));
+			assert!(sess.au.is_db());
+			assert_eq!(sess.au.level().ns(), Some("test"));
+			assert_eq!(sess.au.level().db(), Some("test"));
+			// Record users should not have roles
+			assert!(sess.au.has_role(&Role::Viewer), "Auth user expected to have Viewer role");
+			assert!(!sess.au.has_role(&Role::Editor), "Auth user expected to not have Editor role");
+			assert!(!sess.au.has_role(&Role::Owner), "Auth user expected to not have Owner role");
+			// Expiration should match the defined duration
+			let exp = sess.exp.unwrap();
+			// Expiration should match the current time plus session duration with some margin
+			let min_exp = (Utc::now() + Duration::hours(2) - Duration::seconds(10)).timestamp();
+			let max_exp = (Utc::now() + Duration::hours(2) + Duration::seconds(10)).timestamp();
+			assert!(
+				exp > min_exp && exp < max_exp,
+				"Session expiration is expected to follow the defined duration"
+			);
+		}
+
+		// Test with correct "iss" and "aud" claims, with multiple audiences
+		{
+			let secret = "jwt_secret";
+			let key = EncodingKey::from_secret(secret.as_ref());
+			let claims = Claims {
+				iss: Some("surrealdb-test".to_string()),
+				aud: Some(Audience::Multiple(vec![
+					"invalid".to_string(),
+					"surrealdb-test".to_string(),
+				])),
+				iat: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				nbf: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				exp: Some((Utc::now() + Duration::hours(1)).timestamp()),
+				ns: Some("test".to_string()),
+				db: Some("test".to_string()),
+				ac: Some("user".to_string()),
+				..Claims::default()
+			};
+
+			let ds = Datastore::new("memory").await.unwrap();
+			let sess = Session::owner().with_ns("test").with_db("test");
+			ds.execute(
+				format!(
+					r#"
+					DEFINE ACCESS user ON DATABASE TYPE JWT
+				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
+						AUTHENTICATE {{
+							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
+						}}
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
     				;
 				"#
 				)
@@ -2335,10 +2415,14 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
 						}}
     					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
-    				;
+					;
 				"#
 				)
 				.as_str(),
@@ -2358,7 +2442,7 @@ mod tests {
 			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
 
 			match res {
-				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience" => {} // ok
+				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience string" => {} // ok
 				res => panic!(
 				    "Expected authentication to failed due to invalid token audience, but instead received: {:?}",
 					res
@@ -2366,6 +2450,68 @@ mod tests {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Test with correct "iss" claim but incorrect "aud" claim, with multiple audiences
+		{
+			let secret = "jwt_secret";
+			let key = EncodingKey::from_secret(secret.as_ref());
+			let claims = Claims {
+				iss: Some("surrealdb-test".to_string()),
+				aud: Some(Audience::Multiple(vec![
+					"surrealdb-test-different".to_string(),
+					"invalid".to_string(),
+				])),
+				iat: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				nbf: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				exp: Some((Utc::now() + Duration::hours(1)).timestamp()),
+				ns: Some("test".to_string()),
+				db: Some("test".to_string()),
+				ac: Some("user".to_string()),
+				..Claims::default()
+			};
+
+			let ds = Datastore::new("memory").await.unwrap();
+			let sess = Session::owner().with_ns("test").with_db("test");
+			ds.execute(
+				format!(
+					r#"
+					DEFINE ACCESS user ON DATABASE TYPE JWT
+				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
+						AUTHENTICATE {{
+							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
+						}}
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+				"#
+				)
+				.as_str(),
+				&sess,
+				None,
+			)
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+			// Prepare the claims object
+			let mut claims = claims.clone();
+			claims.roles = None;
+			// Create the token
+			let enc = encode(&HEADER, &claims, &key).unwrap();
+			// Signin with the token
+			let mut sess = Session::default();
+			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
+
+			match res {
+				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience array" => {} // ok
+				res => panic!(
+				    "Expected authentication to failed due to invalid token audience array, but instead received: {:?}",
+					res
+				),
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Test with correct "iss" claim but incorrect "aud" claim
 		// In this case, something is returned by the clause, which returns a generic error
 		{
@@ -2392,7 +2538,11 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ RETURN "FAIL" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }}
+							}};
 						}}
     					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
     				;
@@ -2450,9 +2600,87 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
 						}}
-    					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+					;
+				"#
+				)
+				.as_str(),
+				&sess,
+				None,
+			)
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+			// Prepare the claims object
+			let mut claims = claims.clone();
+			claims.roles = None;
+			// Create the token
+			let enc = encode(&HEADER, &claims, &key).unwrap();
+			// Signin with the token
+			let mut sess = Session::default();
+			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
+
+			assert!(res.is_ok(), "Failed to signin with token: {:?}", res);
+			assert_eq!(sess.ns, Some("test".to_string()));
+			assert_eq!(sess.ac, Some("user".to_string()));
+			assert!(sess.au.is_ns());
+			assert_eq!(sess.au.level().ns(), Some("test"));
+			assert_eq!(sess.au.level().db(), None);
+			// Record users should not have roles
+			assert!(sess.au.has_role(&Role::Viewer), "Auth user expected to have Viewer role");
+			assert!(!sess.au.has_role(&Role::Editor), "Auth user expected to not have Editor role");
+			assert!(!sess.au.has_role(&Role::Owner), "Auth user expected to not have Owner role");
+			// Expiration should match the defined duration
+			let exp = sess.exp.unwrap();
+			// Expiration should match the current time plus session duration with some margin
+			let min_exp = (Utc::now() + Duration::hours(2) - Duration::seconds(10)).timestamp();
+			let max_exp = (Utc::now() + Duration::hours(2) + Duration::seconds(10)).timestamp();
+			assert!(
+				exp > min_exp && exp < max_exp,
+				"Session expiration is expected to follow the defined duration"
+			);
+		}
+
+		// Test with correct "iss" and "aud" claims, with multiple audiences
+		{
+			let secret = "jwt_secret";
+			let key = EncodingKey::from_secret(secret.as_ref());
+			let claims = Claims {
+				iss: Some("surrealdb-test".to_string()),
+				aud: Some(Audience::Multiple(vec![
+					"invalid".to_string(),
+					"surrealdb-test".to_string(),
+				])),
+				iat: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				nbf: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				exp: Some((Utc::now() + Duration::hours(1)).timestamp()),
+				ns: Some("test".to_string()),
+				ac: Some("user".to_string()),
+				..Claims::default()
+			};
+
+			let ds = Datastore::new("memory").await.unwrap();
+			let sess = Session::owner().with_ns("test");
+			ds.execute(
+				format!(
+					r#"
+					DEFINE ACCESS user ON NAMESPACE TYPE JWT
+				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
+						AUTHENTICATE {{
+							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
+						}}
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
     				;
 				"#
 				)
@@ -2474,6 +2702,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 			assert!(res.is_ok(), "Failed to signin with token: {:?}", res);
 			assert_eq!(sess.ns, Some("test".to_string()));
+			assert_eq!(sess.db, None);
 			assert_eq!(sess.ac, Some("user".to_string()));
 			assert!(sess.au.is_ns());
 			assert_eq!(sess.au.level().ns(), Some("test"));
@@ -2517,9 +2746,13 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
 						}}
-    					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
     				;
 				"#
 				)
@@ -2540,7 +2773,7 @@ mod tests {
 			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
 
 			match res {
-				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience" => {} // ok
+				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience string" => {} // ok
 				res => panic!(
 				    "Expected authentication to failed due to invalid token audience, but instead received: {:?}",
 					res
@@ -2548,6 +2781,68 @@ mod tests {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Test with correct "iss" claim but incorrect "aud" claim, with multiple audiences
+		{
+			let secret = "jwt_secret";
+			let key = EncodingKey::from_secret(secret.as_ref());
+			let claims = Claims {
+				iss: Some("surrealdb-test".to_string()),
+				aud: Some(Audience::Multiple(vec![
+					"surrealdb-test-different".to_string(),
+					"invalid".to_string(),
+				])),
+				iat: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				nbf: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				exp: Some((Utc::now() + Duration::hours(1)).timestamp()),
+				ns: Some("test".to_string()),
+				ac: Some("user".to_string()),
+				..Claims::default()
+			};
+
+			let ds = Datastore::new("memory").await.unwrap();
+			let sess = Session::owner().with_ns("test");
+			ds.execute(
+				format!(
+					r#"
+					DEFINE ACCESS user ON NAMESPACE TYPE JWT
+				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
+						AUTHENTICATE {{
+							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
+						}}
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+					;
+				"#
+				)
+				.as_str(),
+				&sess,
+				None,
+			)
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+			// Prepare the claims object
+			let mut claims = claims.clone();
+			claims.roles = None;
+			// Create the token
+			let enc = encode(&HEADER, &claims, &key).unwrap();
+			// Signin with the token
+			let mut sess = Session::default();
+			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
+
+			match res {
+				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience array" => {} // ok
+				res => panic!(
+				    "Expected authentication to failed due to invalid token audience array, but instead received: {:?}",
+					res
+				),
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Test with correct "iss" claim but incorrect "aud" claim
 		// In this case, something is returned by the clause, which returns a generic error
 		{
@@ -2573,7 +2868,11 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ RETURN "FAIL" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }}
+							}};
 						}}
     					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
     				;
@@ -2630,7 +2929,11 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
 						}}
     					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
     				;
@@ -2672,6 +2975,80 @@ mod tests {
 			);
 		}
 
+		// Test with correct "iss" and "aud" claims, with multiple audiences
+		{
+			let secret = "jwt_secret";
+			let key = EncodingKey::from_secret(secret.as_ref());
+			let claims = Claims {
+				iss: Some("surrealdb-test".to_string()),
+				aud: Some(Audience::Multiple(vec![
+					"invalid".to_string(),
+					"surrealdb-test".to_string(),
+				])),
+				iat: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				nbf: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				exp: Some((Utc::now() + Duration::hours(1)).timestamp()),
+				ac: Some("user".to_string()),
+				..Claims::default()
+			};
+
+			let ds = Datastore::new("memory").await.unwrap();
+			let sess = Session::owner();
+			ds.execute(
+				format!(
+					r#"
+					DEFINE ACCESS user ON ROOT TYPE JWT
+				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
+						AUTHENTICATE {{
+							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
+						}}
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+					;
+				"#
+				)
+				.as_str(),
+				&sess,
+				None,
+			)
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+			// Prepare the claims object
+			let mut claims = claims.clone();
+			claims.roles = None;
+			// Create the token
+			let enc = encode(&HEADER, &claims, &key).unwrap();
+			// Signin with the token
+			let mut sess = Session::default();
+			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
+
+			assert!(res.is_ok(), "Failed to signin with token: {:?}", res);
+			assert_eq!(sess.ns, None);
+			assert_eq!(sess.db, None);
+			assert_eq!(sess.ac, Some("user".to_string()));
+			assert!(sess.au.is_root());
+			assert_eq!(sess.au.level().ns(), None);
+			assert_eq!(sess.au.level().db(), None);
+			// Record users should not have roles
+			assert!(sess.au.has_role(&Role::Viewer), "Auth user expected to have Viewer role");
+			assert!(!sess.au.has_role(&Role::Editor), "Auth user expected to not have Editor role");
+			assert!(!sess.au.has_role(&Role::Owner), "Auth user expected to not have Owner role");
+			// Expiration should match the defined duration
+			let exp = sess.exp.unwrap();
+			// Expiration should match the current time plus session duration with some margin
+			let min_exp = (Utc::now() + Duration::hours(2) - Duration::seconds(10)).timestamp();
+			let max_exp = (Utc::now() + Duration::hours(2) + Duration::seconds(10)).timestamp();
+			assert!(
+				exp > min_exp && exp < max_exp,
+				"Session expiration is expected to follow the defined duration"
+			);
+		}
+
 		// Test with correct "iss" claim but incorrect "aud" claim
 		{
 			let secret = "jwt_secret";
@@ -2695,7 +3072,11 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
 						}}
     					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
     				;
@@ -2718,7 +3099,7 @@ mod tests {
 			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
 
 			match res {
-				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience" => {} // ok
+				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience string" => {} // ok
 				res => panic!(
 				    "Expected authentication to failed due to invalid token audience, but instead received: {:?}",
 					res
@@ -2726,6 +3107,66 @@ mod tests {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Test with correct "iss" claim but incorrect "aud" claim, with multiple audiences
+		{
+			let secret = "jwt_secret";
+			let key = EncodingKey::from_secret(secret.as_ref());
+			let claims = Claims {
+				iss: Some("surrealdb-test".to_string()),
+				aud: Some(Audience::Multiple(vec![
+					"surrealdb-test-different".to_string(),
+					"invalid".to_string(),
+				])),
+				iat: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				nbf: Some(Utc::now().timestamp()),
+				exp: Some((Utc::now() + Duration::hours(1)).timestamp()),
+				ac: Some("user".to_string()),
+				..Claims::default()
+			};
+
+			let ds = Datastore::new("memory").await.unwrap();
+			let sess = Session::owner();
+			ds.execute(
+				format!(
+					r#"
+					DEFINE ACCESS user ON ROOT TYPE JWT
+				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
+						AUTHENTICATE {{
+							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token issuer" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ THROW "Invalid token audience array" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ THROW "Invalid token audience string" }}
+							}};
+						}}
+						DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
+				"#
+				)
+				.as_str(),
+				&sess,
+				None,
+			)
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+			// Prepare the claims object
+			let mut claims = claims.clone();
+			claims.roles = None;
+			// Create the token
+			let enc = encode(&HEADER, &claims, &key).unwrap();
+			// Signin with the token
+			let mut sess = Session::default();
+			let res = token(&ds, &mut sess, &enc).await;
+
+			match res {
+				Err(Error::Thrown(e)) if e == "Invalid token audience array" => {} // ok
+				res => panic!(
+				    "Expected authentication to failed due to invalid token audience array, but instead received: {:?}",
+					res
+				),
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Test with correct "iss" claim but incorrect "aud" claim
 		// In this case, something is returned by the clause, which returns a generic error
 		{
@@ -2750,7 +3191,11 @@ mod tests {
  				        ALGORITHM HS512 KEY '{secret}'
     					AUTHENTICATE {{
 							IF $token.iss != "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }};
-							IF $token.aud != "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }};
+							IF type::is::array($token.aud) {{
+								IF "surrealdb-test" NOT IN $token.aud {{ RETURN "FAIL" }}
+							}} ELSE {{
+								IF $token.aud IS NOT "surrealdb-test" {{ RETURN "FAIL" }}
+							}};
 						}}
     					DURATION FOR SESSION 2h
     				;