How do I add authentication to my flask?

A JWT needs to be stored in a safe place inside the user’s browser . If you store it inside localStorage, it’s accessible by any script inside your page.

To authenticate a user, a client application must send a JSON Web Token (JWT) in the authorization header of the HTTP request to your backend API . API Gateway validates the token on behalf of your API, so you don’t have to add any code in your API to process the authentication.

In this tutorial, you will:

Start by cloning the project boilerplate and then create a new branch:

A “too simple” way to implement JWT