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Implementing JWT Authentication in Golang REST APIs and securing it with Authentication Middleware.

Implementing JWT Authentication in Golang

In this article, we will learn about implementing JWT Authentication in Golang REST APIs and securing it with Authentication Middleware. We will be building a simple, yet neatly organized Golang REST API with packages like Gin for Routing (mostly), GORM for persisting user data to a MySQL Database, and so on.

Implementing JWT Authentication in Golang

Topics covered:

  • JWT Explained
  • What we will Build?
  • Gin Framework – Quick Introduction
  • Setting up Database with GORM
  • User Registration & Password Hashing
  • Generating JWTs
  • Authentication Middleware to Valid JWTs
  • Gin Routing & Grouping
  • Testing Golang API with VSCode REST Client

Read the entire article here: https://codewithmukesh.com/blog/jwt-authentication-in-golang/