Authentication

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prerequisites
intermediate Java • basics of Spring • basic debugging
skills learned
understanding the procurement API • adding the authentication layer with JSON web tokens • identifying and fixing vulnerabilities
Sashank Dara
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In this liveProject, you’ll implement authentication using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for a REST API. You’ll set up sign-up, login, and logout functionality, as well as authenticated retrieval of user details. You’ll even generate the skeleton implementation of the API, then test your code with Postman.
This project is a part of the series JSON Web Token (JWT) Authentication for APIs.
This project is designed for learning purposes and is not a complete, production-ready application or solution.

prerequisites

This liveProject is for developers who know the basics of REST API development, and who want to add JWT authentication to their toolbox. To begin this liveProject, you will need to be familiar with:

TOOLS
  • Intermediate Java
  • Basics of Java Spring
  • Basics of SQL and JDBC
  • Basics of Linux and command line
  • Java IDEs such as Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA
  • Testing APIs via PostMan
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  • Basic debugging
  • Code reviews
  • Code refactoring
  • Unit testing

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