justows.plugin.http.jwt v0.5.0

justows.plugin.http.jwt

Plugin for JSON Web Token support.

Developed in Dogma, compiled to JavaScript.

Engineered in Valencia, Spain, EU by Justo WebServices.

Description

This plugin provides a pre action for processing a JSON Web Token stored in a cookie or in the Authorization header.

Use

The plugin returns a function which returns the plugin metadata:

function plugin(opts:object) : object

• opts:
  • alg (string, required). Algorithm to use: HS256, HS384, HS512, RS256, RS384, RS512.
  • secret (string, required when using HS*). Secret to use with HS*.
  • key (string, required when using RS*). Public key to use.
  • cookie (string). Cookie name where the JWT is stored.
  • authorization (bool). Is the token stored in the Authorization header? Default: false.
  • field (string). Field name where to save the decoded token in the req object. Default: token.
  • iss (string). iss claim to check.
  • aud (string). aud claim to check.
  • exp (bool). To check exp claim.

Example:

http: {
  plugins: [
    require("justows.plugin.http.jwt")({alg: "HS259", secret: "1234567890", cookie: "Token"})
  ]

  ...
}