JWT Authentication and Authorization

1. Node.js + TypeScript + MongoDB: JWT Authentication

In this article, you'll learn how to add JSON Web Token (JWT) Authentication to your Node.js app with TypeScript, MongoDB, Mongoose, Typegoose, Docker, Redis, and Zod.

Topics Covered

• Setup Development Environment (Optional)
  • Download and Install Node.js
  • Download and Install Docker
  • Download and Install MongoDB Compass
• Node.js, Redis, MongoDB, Typegoose, Docker: JWT Authentication example
• JWT Authentication Flow with Redis, MongoDB, and Node.js
• Project Structure
• Project Setup
  • Initialize a Node.js Project with TypeScript
  • Install the Required Libraries
  • Initialize and Start the Express Server
  • Setting up Redis and MongoDB with Docker Compose
  • Connecting to the MongoDB Docker Container with Mongoose
  • Connecting to Redis Docker Container
• Creating the Database Schema with Typegoose
• How to Generate Private and Public keys for JWT Authentication
• Define Middleware to Sign and Verify JWTs
• Define a Custom Error Handler in Express
• Define the Zod Validation Schema
• Create a Middleware to Validate the User Inputs
• Create a Service to Communicate with the Database
• Create the Authentication Controller
• Create the User Controller to Test Authorization
• Define a function to deserialize the User
• Define a function to check if the user is logged in
• Define a Middleware to Restrict Unauthorized Access
• Create the Authentication Routes
• Update the app.ts file to use the route
• Testing the JWT Authentication Rest API
  • Register users
  • Login user
  • Get Currently Logged in User's Credentials
  • Admin Get All Users

2. Node.js + TypeScript + MongoDB: JWT Refresh Token

In this article, you'll learn how to implement JWT Authentication with an Access and a Refresh token using Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, Redis, and Docker.

Topics Covered

• JWT Refresh Token with Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB Overview
• JWT Refresh Token Implementation Flow
• Generate Public and Private Keys for the Token
• Update Environment Variables in Config
• Update the Sign and Verify JWT Utility Functions
• Update the Sign Token Service Function
• Update the Login Controller
• Create a Controller to Refresh Access Token
• Create a Controller to Logout User
• Update the Authentication Routes
• Update app.ts