juanitomint / express-jwt

a tiny server for static files checking JWT token

express-jwt

Serve static resources checking the JWT token

Problem

serve static resources only to authenticated users wich have a valid jwt

Approach

use a middleware that checks for token using jsonwebtoken library

Usage / Test

1 Start the application

$ npm start

> express-jwt@0.0.1 start /home/juanb/clientes/fluxit/runrun/express-jwt
> node server.js

express-jwt listening on port 3000!

2 Get a valid token

http://localhost:3000/validtoken

3 request a static resource

http://localhost:3000/static/devops.png

should present you an image

4 Get a In-valid token

http://localhost:3000/invalidtoken

5 request a static resource

http://localhost:3000/static/devops.png

should present you an 401 forbbiden error

Todo

make logs work with static resources

Disclaimer

this code is a POC: Proof Of Concept, and can be used as a base for other more complex implementations, i leave it here as a reference for others and for myself.

Uses:

• https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonwebtoken

• https://github.com/expressjs/morgan

• https://github.com/expressjs/cookie-parser/