Json Web Token (JWT) basic usage example with Express

Basic example to understanding the use of JWT.

Prerequisites

• Node.js

• NPM

• Nodemon

Installing

Cloning the repository

git clone https://github.com/ghouljd/jwtBasicUsage.git

Enter cloned directory and do npm install

cd jwtBasicUsage/ && npm install --save

Using

You will need to run the project with nodemon, ports are already configured (port:8000), make sure you don't conflict them if you change anything.

nodemon

Now you can load localhost:8000 in your browser for test public route.

Now you can load localhost:8000/secret in your browser for test private route.

The available routes are:

Route	Method	Header	Body	Type	Description
/	GET			public	Test public route
/secret	GET	Authentication: "Bearer Your-Token"		private	Test private route
/users/login	POST		{ username: 'Valid-user', password: 'Valid-password' }	public	Login route for obtain a valid user token to test /secret private route.
/time	GET			public	Test public route

Built tools

• Node - Backend framework

• Express - Node.js web application framework

Made by

Jesus Escalante