Add ID token verification helpers. (#82)

diff --git a/docs/reference/google.oauth2.id_token.rst b/docs/reference/google.oauth2.id_token.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+google.oauth2.id_token module
+=============================
+
+.. automodule:: google.oauth2.id_token
+    :members:
+    :inherited-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/docs/reference/google.oauth2.rst b/docs/reference/google.oauth2.rst
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--- a/docs/reference/google.oauth2.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/google.oauth2.rst
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 .. toctree::
 
    google.oauth2.credentials
+   google.oauth2.id_token
    google.oauth2.service_account
 
diff --git a/google/oauth2/id_token.py b/google/oauth2/id_token.py
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+# Copyright 2016 Google Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Google ID Token helpers."""
+
+import json
+
+from six.moves import http_client
+
+from google.auth import exceptions
+from google.auth import jwt
+
+# The URL that provides public certificates for verifying ID tokens issued
+# by Google's OAuth 2.0 authorization server.
+_GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CERTS_URL = 'https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs'
+
+# The URL that provides public certificates for verifying ID tokens issued
+# by Firebase and the Google APIs infrastructure
+_GOOGLE_APIS_CERTS_URL = (
+    'https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509'
+    '/securetoken@system.gserviceaccount.com')
+
+
+def _fetch_certs(request, certs_url):
+    """Fetches certificates.
+
+    Google-style cerificate endpoints return JSON in the format of
+    ``{'key id': 'x509 certificate'}``.
+
+    Args:
+        request (google.auth.transport.Request): The object used to make
+            HTTP requests.
+        certs_url (str): The certificate endpoint URL.
+
+    Returns:
+        Mapping[str, str]: A mapping of public key ID to x.509 certificate
+            data.
+    """
+    response = request('GET', certs_url)
+
+    if response.status != http_client.OK:
+        raise exceptions.TransportError(
+            'Could not fetch certificates at {}'.format(certs_url))
+
+    return json.loads(response.data.decode('utf-8'))
+
+
+def verify_token(id_token, request, audience=None,
+                 certs_url=_GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CERTS_URL):
+    """Verifies an ID token and returns the decoded token.
+
+    Args:
+        id_token (Union[str, bytes]): The encoded token.
+        request (google.auth.transport.Request): The object used to make
+            HTTP requests.
+        audience (str): The audience that this token is intended for. If None
+            then the audience is not verified.
+        certs_url (str): The URL that specifies the certificates to use to
+            verify the token. This URL should return JSON in the format of
+            ``{'key id': 'x509 certificate'}``.
+
+    Returns:
+        Mapping[str, Any]: The decoded token.
+    """
+    certs = _fetch_certs(request, certs_url)
+
+    return jwt.decode(id_token, certs=certs, audience=audience)
+
+
+def verify_oauth2_token(id_token, request, audience=None):
+    """Verifies an ID Token issued by Google's OAuth 2.0 authorization server.
+
+    Args:
+        id_token (Union[str, bytes]): The encoded token.
+        request (google.auth.transport.Request): The object used to make
+            HTTP requests.
+        audience (str): The audience that this token is intended for. This is
+            typically your application's OAuth 2.0 client ID. If None then the
+            audience is not verified.
+
+    Returns:
+        Mapping[str, Any]: The decoded token.
+    """
+    return verify_token(
+        id_token, request, audience=audience,
+        certs_url=_GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CERTS_URL)
+
+
+def verify_firebase_token(id_token, request, audience=None):
+    """Verifies an ID Token issued by Firebase Authentication.
+
+    Args:
+        id_token (Union[str, bytes]): The encoded token.
+        request (google.auth.transport.Request): The object used to make
+            HTTP requests.
+        audience (str): The audience that this token is intended for. This is
+            typically your Firebase application ID. If None then the audience
+            is not verified.
+
+    Returns:
+        Mapping[str, Any]: The decoded token.
+    """
+    return verify_token(
+        id_token, request, audience=audience, certs_url=_GOOGLE_APIS_CERTS_URL)
diff --git a/tests/oauth2/test_id_token.py b/tests/oauth2/test_id_token.py
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+# Copyright 2014 Google Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import json
+
+import mock
+import pytest
+
+from google.auth import exceptions
+from google.oauth2 import id_token
+
+
+def make_request(status, data=None):
+    response = mock.Mock()
+    response.status = status
+
+    if data is not None:
+        response.data = json.dumps(data).encode('utf-8')
+
+    return mock.Mock(return_value=response)
+
+
+def test__fetch_certs_success():
+    certs = {'1': 'cert'}
+    request = make_request(200, certs)
+
+    returned_certs = id_token._fetch_certs(request, mock.sentinel.cert_url)
+
+    request.assert_called_once_with('GET', mock.sentinel.cert_url)
+    assert returned_certs == certs
+
+
+def test__fetch_certs_failure():
+    request = make_request(404)
+
+    with pytest.raises(exceptions.TransportError):
+        id_token._fetch_certs(request, mock.sentinel.cert_url)
+
+    request.assert_called_once_with('GET', mock.sentinel.cert_url)
+
+
+@mock.patch('google.auth.jwt.decode', autospec=True)
+@mock.patch('google.oauth2.id_token._fetch_certs', autospec=True)
+def test_verify_token(_fetch_certs, decode):
+    result = id_token.verify_token(mock.sentinel.token, mock.sentinel.request)
+
+    assert result == decode.return_value
+    _fetch_certs.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock.sentinel.request, id_token._GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CERTS_URL)
+    decode.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock.sentinel.token,
+        certs=_fetch_certs.return_value,
+        audience=None)
+
+
+@mock.patch('google.auth.jwt.decode', autospec=True)
+@mock.patch('google.oauth2.id_token._fetch_certs', autospec=True)
+def test_verify_token_args(_fetch_certs, decode):
+    result = id_token.verify_token(
+        mock.sentinel.token,
+        mock.sentinel.request,
+        audience=mock.sentinel.audience,
+        certs_url=mock.sentinel.certs_url)
+
+    assert result == decode.return_value
+    _fetch_certs.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock.sentinel.request, mock.sentinel.certs_url)
+    decode.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock.sentinel.token,
+        certs=_fetch_certs.return_value,
+        audience=mock.sentinel.audience)
+
+
+@mock.patch('google.oauth2.id_token.verify_token', autospec=True)
+def test_verify_oauth2_token(verify_token):
+    result = id_token.verify_oauth2_token(
+        mock.sentinel.token,
+        mock.sentinel.request,
+        audience=mock.sentinel.audience)
+
+    assert result == verify_token.return_value
+    verify_token.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock.sentinel.token,
+        mock.sentinel.request,
+        audience=mock.sentinel.audience,
+        certs_url=id_token._GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CERTS_URL)
+
+
+@mock.patch('google.oauth2.id_token.verify_token', autospec=True)
+def test_verify_firebase_token(verify_token):
+    result = id_token.verify_firebase_token(
+        mock.sentinel.token,
+        mock.sentinel.request,
+        audience=mock.sentinel.audience)
+
+    assert result == verify_token.return_value
+    verify_token.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock.sentinel.token,
+        mock.sentinel.request,
+        audience=mock.sentinel.audience,
+        certs_url=id_token._GOOGLE_APIS_CERTS_URL)