Jwt

Your API works. It has routes, a database, file uploads, and migrations. But anyone can access any endpoint. There is no authentication. In this tutorial, you will add JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication. Users will register, login, get a token, and use that token to access protected routes. How JWT Authentication Works JWT authentication follows this flow: 1. Client sends email + password → POST /api/auth/login 2. Server verifies credentials 3. Server generates a JWT token 4. Server sends token to client 5. Client stores token 6. Client sends token with every request → Authorization: Bearer <token> 7. Server verifies token and processes request The token contains encoded information (claims) about the user. The server can verify the token without a database query. ...