/jwtAuth

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jwtAuth

A Full Stack Project integrating the Authentication using JWT.

  • We are going to store the access token in memory. The more secure way of doing it.
  • In a typical JWT-based authentication system, it's common practice to issue new access tokens while the old ones remain valid until they expire. This ensures a smoother user experience by minimizing the need for frequent re-authentications.
    • So, multiple tokens exist for a particular USER.

Technologies Used:-

  1. Node.js
  2. TypeORM
  3. PostgreSQL
  4. GraphQL
  5. Apollo
  6. React

Backend:-

  1. Setup a GraphQL Server using the typeORM and the TypeGraphQL

    • npm i graphql apollo-server-graphql express typeorm pg typescript
    • And their types.

  2. Mutations and Queries [To Register the User ]

    • Hashing Library[bcryptjs] used to store hashed password in database.
    • type-graphQL annotations for Query, Mutation, ObjectType, Resolver.

  3. Access Token and Refresh Token

    • jsonwebtoken[npm library] to generate token for us.
    • Sharing req,res,payload using the context
    • Storing the refreshToken in Response Cookies
    • Secret key for the token stored in local .env file used dotenv npm-library.
    • Authentication for specific Routes[bye]
    • Regeneration upon Expiration of Access Tokens. Used cookie-parser npm-library

  4. Revoking the Refresh Tokens

Frontend:-