JWT Authorization/Authentication Tutorial

Project

• Source: Web Dev Simplified (YouTube Channel)
• Tutorial link (28'): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbsmsi7l3r4
• Original repo: https://github.com/WebDevSimplified/JWT-Authentication

Resources

Libraries

• express - https://www.npmjs.com/package/express
• dotenv - https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv
• bcrypt - https://www.npmjs.com/package/bcrypt
• jsonwebtoken - https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonwebtoken

VS Code Extensions

• REST Client - https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient

Additional Details

• access_token_only branch: One server version with access token only
• main branch: Two server version (sharing same secret) with access and refresh tokens