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.
Read moreHow do I add authentication to my flask?
In this tutorial, you will:
Read moreWhere do I put the JWT token?
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.
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Start by cloning the project boilerplate and then create a new branch:
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A “too simple” way to implement JWT
Read moreWhat is JWT token in Python?
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.
Read moreWhat is Flask-JWT-extended?
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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