JSON Web Tokens, or JWTs for short, are all over the web. They can be used to track bits of information about a user in a very compact way and can be used in APIs for authorization purposes. … We are also going to see how you can sign and verify JWTs in Python using asymmetric algorithms.
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Features. Flask-JWT-Extended not only adds support for using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) to Flask for protecting routes , but also many helpful (and optional) features built in to make working with JSON Web Tokens easier. These include: Adding custom claims to JSON Web Tokens. Automatic user loading ( current_user ).
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In this tutorial, you will:
Read moreHow do you use JWT tokens in Flask?
Start by cloning the project boilerplate and then create a new branch:
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