{"id":525,"date":"2023-01-30T19:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T19:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mouryasolutions.in\/blog\/?p=525"},"modified":"2023-01-30T19:07:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T19:07:19","slug":"how-to-implement-json-web-token-jwt-authentication-in-laravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mouryasolutions.in\/blog\/how-to-implement-json-web-token-jwt-authentication-in-laravel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to implement JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication in Laravel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here’s an example of how to implement JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication in Laravel:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Install the required packages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
composer require tymon\/jwt-auth\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add the service provider in config\/app.php:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
'providers' => [\n    ...\n    Tymon\\JWTAuth\\Providers\\LaravelServiceProvider::class,\n],\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Publish the configuration file:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
php artisan vendor:publish --provider=\"Tymon\\JWTAuth\\Providers\\LaravelServiceProvider\"\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Generate the secret key:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
php artisan jwt:secret\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add the middleware to the app\/Http\/Kernel.php file:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
protected $routeMiddleware = [\n    ...\n    'jwt.auth' => \\Tymon\\JWTAuth\\Middleware\\GetUserFromToken::class,\n    'jwt.refresh' => \\Tymon\\JWTAuth\\Middleware\\RefreshToken::class,\n];\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create a LoginController with the following code:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<?php\n\nnamespace App\\Http\\Controllers;\n\nuse Illuminate\\Http\\Request;\nuse Tymon\\JWTAuth\\Facades\\JWTAuth;\n\nclass LoginController extends Controller\n{\n    public function login(Request $request)\n    {\n        $credentials = $request->only('email', 'password');\n\n        if (! $token = JWTAuth::attempt($credentials)) {\n            return response()->json(['error' => 'invalid_credentials'], 400);\n        }\n\n        return response()->json(compact('token'));\n    }\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add a route in the web.php file to point to the LoginController:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Route::post('login', 'LoginController@login');\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
To protect a route, add the ‘jwt.auth’ middleware:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Route::get('protected', function() {\n    return response()->json([\n        'message' => 'Access granted'\n    ]);\n})->middleware('jwt.auth');\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This is a basic example of how to integrate JWT authentication into a Laravel application. You can customize and extend the implementation based on your specific needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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