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Ado Kukic
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JSON Web Tokens
JWT's (RFC 7519) are an open industry standard method for representing claims securely between two parties.
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JSON Web Tokens
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOmZhbHNlfQ.uI_rNanTsZ_wFa1VnICzq2txKeYPArda5QLdVeQYFGI
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How is a Drivers License like a JSON Web Token?
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Header
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOmZhbHNlfQ.uI_rNanTsZ_wFa1VnICzq2txKeYPArda5QLdVeQYFGI
Drivers License
New York State
{
"alg":"HS256",
"typ":"JWT"
}
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Payload
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOmZhbHNlfQ.uI_rNanTsZ_wFa1VnICzq2txKeYPArda5QLdVeQYFGI
Picture
Name
Address
Demographics
Restrictions
{
"sub": "1234567890",
"given_name": "Thor",
"family_name" : "Odinson",
"admin": true
}
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Signature
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOmZhbHNlfQ.uI_rNanTsZ_wFa1VnICzq2txKeYPArda5QLdVeQYFGI
UV Light
Hologram
HMACSHA256( header + "." + payload, "lokisucks" )
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/v1/sos
{ "status": 401 }
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/v1/auth
{
"status": 200,
"jwt" :"eyJhbGciOiJIU.."
}
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/v1/sos
-H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJ..."
{ "status": 200, "message" : "ok", "avenger" : "Hulk", ... }
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Example (Axios)
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axios.post(
this.apiUrl + '/sos',
{
description: "Help, Thanos!"
},
{
headers: {
Authorization: "Bearer " + this.jwt
}
}
).then(function(data){
console.log(data); // {message: "ok", avenger: "Hulk"}
})Example (Node.js)
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// public route
app.get('/api/public', function(req, res) {
res.json({
message: '...'
});
});
// protected route
app.get('/api/admin', checkJwt, function(req, res) {
res.json({
message: '...'
});
});Example (Node.js)
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// token middleware
checkJwt(req, res, next){
var claims = jwt.verify(token, 'lokisucks');
if(claims.admin){
next();
}
res.json(
{ message : "Unauthorized" }
);
}
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Resources
Overview of JWT Signing Algorithms
http://bit.ly/jwt-alg
JWT Handbook
http://bit.ly/jwt-book
General JWT Resources
jwt.io
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Summary
JSON Web Tokens are excellent for securing SPA applications.
Many excellent JWT Libraries exist for all languages and frameworks.
Single Page Application security is mainly concerned with authorization.
A security guard couldn't stop Thor, but your server can refuse requests without valid JWT's.
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Thank You
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A Token Walks Into a SPA (WebCampZg)
By Ado Kukic
