diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4589b1c..5c3261a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,60 @@ $decoded_array = (array) $decoded;
 JWT::$leeway = 60; // $leeway in seconds
 $decoded = JWT::decode($jwt, $key, array('HS256'));
 
+?>
+```
+Example with RS256 (openssl)
+----------------------------
+```php
+<?php
+use \Firebase\JWT\JWT;
+
+$privateKey = <<<EOD
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+EOD;
+
+$publicKey = <<<EOD
+-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQC8kGa1pSjbSYZVebtTRBLxBz5H
+4i2p/llLCrEeQhta5kaQu/RnvuER4W8oDH3+3iuIYW4VQAzyqFpwuzjkDI+17t5t
+0tyazyZ8JXw+KgXTxldMPEL95+qVhgXvwtihXC1c5oGbRlEDvDF6Sa53rcFVsYJ4
+ehde/zUxo6UvS7UrBQIDAQAB
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
+EOD;
+
+$token = array(
+    "iss" => "example.org",
+    "aud" => "example.com",
+    "iat" => 1356999524,
+    "nbf" => 1357000000
+);
+
+$jwt = JWT::encode($token, $privateKey, 'RS256');
+echo "Encode:\n" . print_r($jwt, true) . "\n";
+
+$decoded = JWT::decode($jwt, $publicKey, array('RS256'));
+
+/*
+ NOTE: This will now be an object instead of an associative array. To get
+ an associative array, you will need to cast it as such:
+*/
+
+$decoded_array = (array) $decoded;
+echo "Decode:\n" . print_r($decoded_array, true) . "\n";
 ?>
 ```