Jan. 29, 2024, 1:54 p.m. | Shefali

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Authentication is an important part of web development. JSON Web Tokens (JWT) have become a popular method for implementing authentication in web applications due to their simplicity, security, and scalability. In this post, I’ll guide you through implementing JWT authentication in a Node.js application using MongoDB for data storage.


Before starting, I’m assuming that you have Node.js, MongoDB, and VS Code installed on your machine and that you know how to create a MongoDB database and basic RESTful API.


If …

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