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JWT

JWT middleware configuration can be found here.

This is cookbook for:

  • JWT authentication using HS256 algorithm.
  • JWT is retrieved from Authorization request header.

Server​

Using custom claims​

cookbook/jwt/custom-claims/server.go
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Using a user-defined KeyFunc​

cookbook/jwt/user-defined-keyfunc/server.go
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Client​

Login​

Login using username and password to retrieve a token.

curl -X POST -d 'username=jon' -d 'password=shhh!' localhost:1323/login

Response​

{
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjE0NjE5NTcxMzZ9.RB3arc4-OyzASAaUhC2W3ReWaXAt_z2Fd3BN4aWTgEY"
}

Request​

Request a restricted resource using the token in Authorization request header.

curl localhost:1323/restricted -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjE0NjE5NTcxMzZ9.RB3arc4-OyzASAaUhC2W3ReWaXAt_z2Fd3BN4aWTgEY"

Response​

Welcome Jon Snow!