diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
index cdc59e48c0e..c639708268d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
@@ -2933,9 +2933,9 @@ def test_render_xblock_with_course_duration_limits_in_mobile_browser(self, mock_
     )
     @ddt.unpack
     @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'ENABLE_PROCTORED_EXAMS': True})
-    @patch('lms.djangoapps.courseware.views.views.unpack_token_for')
+    @patch('lms.djangoapps.courseware.views.views.unpack_jwt')
     def test_render_descendant_of_exam_gated_by_access_token(self, exam_access_token,
-                                                             expected_response, _mock_token_unpack):
+                                                             expected_response, _mock_unpack_jwt):
         """
         Verify blocks inside an exam that requires token access are gated by
         a valid exam access JWT issued for that exam sequence.
@@ -2968,7 +2968,7 @@ def test_render_descendant_of_exam_gated_by_access_token(self, exam_access_token
         CourseOverview.load_from_module_store(self.course.id)
         self.setup_user(admin=False, enroll=True, login=True)
 
-        def _mock_token_unpack_fn(token, user_id):
+        def _mock_unpack_jwt_fn(token, user_id):
             if token == 'valid-jwt-for-exam-sequence':
                 return {'content_id': str(self.sequence.location)}
             elif token == 'valid-jwt-for-incorrect-sequence':
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ def _mock_token_unpack_fn(token, user_id):
             else:
                 raise Exception('invalid JWT')
 
-        _mock_token_unpack.side_effect = _mock_token_unpack_fn
+        _mock_unpack_jwt.side_effect = _mock_unpack_jwt_fn
 
         # Problem and Vertical response should be gated on access token
         for block in [self.problem_block, self.vertical_block]:
diff --git a/lms/envs/test.py b/lms/envs/test.py
index a9e8aaf9f2e..0e530e21793 100644
--- a/lms/envs/test.py
+++ b/lms/envs/test.py
@@ -657,3 +657,27 @@
 # case of new django version these values will override.
 if django.VERSION[0] >= 4:  # for greater than django 3.2 use with schemes.
     CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS_WITH_SCHEME
+
+
+############## Settings for JWT token handling ##############
+TOKEN_SIGNING = {
+    'JWT_ISSUER': 'http://127.0.0.1:8740',
+    'JWT_SIGNING_ALGORITHM': 'RS512',
+    'JWT_SUPPORTED_VERSION': '1.2.0',
+    'JWT_PUBLIC_SIGNING_JWK_SET': '''{
+        "keys": [
+            {
+                "kid":"token-test-wrong-key",
+                "e": "AQAB",
+                "kty": "RSA",
+                "n": "o5cn3ljSRi6FaDEKTn0PS-oL9EFyv1pI7dffgRQLD1qf5D6sprmYfWVokSsrWig8u2y0HChSygR6Jn5KXBqQn6FpM0dDJLnWQDRXHLl3Ey1iPYgDSmOIsIGrV9ZyNCQwk03wAgWbfdBTig3QSDYD-sTNOs3pc4UD_PqAvU2nz_1SS2ZiOwOn5F6gulE1L0iE3KEUEvOIagfHNVhz0oxa_VRZILkzV-zr6R_TW1m97h4H8jXl_VJyQGyhMGGypuDrQ9_vaY_RLEulLCyY0INglHWQ7pckxBtI5q55-Vio2wgewe2_qYcGsnBGaDNbySAsvYcWRrqDiFyzrJYivodqTQ"
+            },
+            {
+                "kid":"token-test-sign",
+                "e": "AQAB",
+                "kty": "RSA",
+                "n": "o5cn3ljSRi6FaDEKTn0PS-oL9EFyv1pI7dRgffQLD1qf5D6sprmYfWWokSsrWig8u2y0HChSygR6Jn5KXBqQn6FpM0dDJLnWQDRXHLl3Ey1iPYgDSmOIsIGrV9ZyNCQwk03wAgWbfdBTig3QSDYD-sTNOs3pc4UD_PqAvU2nz_1SS2ZiOwOn5F6gulE1L0iE3KEUEvOIagfHNVhz0oxa_VRZILkzV-zr6R_TW1m97h4H8jXl_VJyQGyhMGGypuDrQ9_vaY_RLEulLCyY0INglHWQ7pckxBtI5q55-Vio2wgewe2_qYcGsnBGaDNbySAsvYcWRrqDiFyzrJYivodqTQ"
+            }
+        ]
+    }''',
+}