benrondeau / Simple-JWT-Node.js-App

JSConf EU 2015 Workshop - Simple Node.js back end that issues/validates JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Basic Node.js Backend for JSON Web Tokens

Basic Node.js server that issues JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and validates them before granting access to a protected route. This app has NO front end - a tool like Postman is needed to use the app.

Requirements

• Node.js v4.0+ (app uses ES6)

Get Started

• Download Repo
• cd into project directory and npm install
• npm start
• Open Postman and tool around with app

Routes

• POST /authenticate: route to send username/password to and receive token
• GET /protected: route that requires a valid JWT to respond with data