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JSON Web Token (JWT) Authentication with Node.js

32m 33s
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JSON Web Token (JWT) is a low overhead option for authentication that is easy to implement and scales with your application. There is no need to store session data as everything you need is stored in an encoded string sent in the JWT, significantly reducing database overhead for your servers. In this course, we will build a simple authentication server that will act as a token issuer, and we will use those tokens to access resources on an API. 

Starting from scratch, you will learn how easy token based authentication can be and will understand how to use them on your APIs as well as on the front end of your web applications.

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#1: Course Overview: JSON Web Token (JWT) Authentication with Node.js
All Course Lessons (9)
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Course Overview: JSON Web Token (JWT) Authentication with Node.js Demo
01:56
2
Setup a Web Server in Node.js using Express
02:23
3
Set the Server Port in Express Using Environment Variables
00:53
4
Add a POST Route To Express And Parse the Body
01:53
5
Provide Users With A JSON Web Token
04:35
6
Allow CORS in Node.js and Express
00:56
7
Authenticate Users With JWT for Access to Protected Resources
03:00
8
Connect a Front-End to a Secure API using JWTs
07:17
9
Authenticate Users in a Single Page Application with Auth0
09:40
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