README.md

A REST-based authentication API built with node.js, express.js, and MongoDB. Uses JSON web tokens (JWTs) to protect most API routes.

Testing this authentication API in Postman

-- In a shell:

Run mongod

In the project directory, run: npm start

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In Postman:

1. Register a user by sending a JSON POST request to:

localhost:3005/users/register

returns an empty object: {}

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2. Authenticate a user by sending a JSON Post request to:

http://localhost:3005/users/authenticate

{ "username": "[email protected]", "password": "jsm1th" }

returns a user object that contains a token property: { "_id": "5ced4d4f2167ae7bea21e637", "firstName": "James", "lastName": "Smith", "username": "[email protected]", "email": "[email protected]", "role": "admin", "dateCreated": "2019-05-28T15:01:35.206Z", "acceptedLicense": "2019-05-28T15:01:35.206Z", "__v": 0, "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiI1Y2VkNGQ0ZjIxNjdhZTdiZWEyMWU2MzciLCJpYXQiOjE1NTkwNTU3NDJ9.9z3mfOVgI3A6fl1KO2TdrQ2kC43lPAAGMDamOkcqr4Y" }

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3. Issue a GET with Bearer Token to:

http://localhost:3005/users/listall

Use the token returned by the authentication POST request, above. The user agent sends the JWT, typically in the Authorization header using the Bearer schema.

will return a list of user objects