ExpressJS JWT Example

JSON Web Token (JWT) usage in ExpressJS server.

Requirements

• Node 16.x

Install Instructions

• Clone the package
• Run npm install
• Copy .env.example as .env
• Set JWT_SECRET variable as string inside in .env file
• Run npm run dev to see results

High Level Arthitecture

You can find out the high level arthitecture of this project at below image.

Usage Instructions

You can find out the example usage from Postman at below code section.

{
  "info": {
    "_postman_id": "261e620b-cffd-470a-bd67-04840f619d5d",
    "name": "express-jwt-example",
    "schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.0.0/collection.json"
  },
  "item": [
    {
      "name": "Generate token",
      "id": "396476b9-3ce6-4487-a2fe-7be0cb11551f",
      "request": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "issuer",
              "value": "1",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "audience",
              "value": "public",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "data",
              "value": "{\"id\": \"2\"}",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": "127.0.0.1:3000/token"
      },
      "response": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Verify token",
      "id": "74c750cf-0c23-47f4-bff9-2592d95406fb",
      "request": {
        "auth": {
          "type": "bearer",
          "bearer": {
            "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjIiLCJpYXQiOjE2NjI5MTA4MjYsImlzcyI6IjEiLCJhdWQiOiJwdWJsaWMiLCJleHAiOjE2NjI5MTgwMjZ9.hpG2XFXxp4wlg0MuGWAZde_yjBJfm_0Q_Eu0bukQWDs"
          }
        },
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [],
        "body": {
          "mode": "formdata",
          "formdata": [
            {
              "key": "issuer",
              "value": "1",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "audience",
              "value": "public",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": "127.0.0.1:3000/verify"
      },
      "response": []
    }
  ]
}