JWT Skill

Expert assistance for JWT authentication implementation.

Capabilities

• Generate and verify tokens
• Implement refresh tokens
• Handle token storage
• Configure expiration
• Secure token handling

Implementation

import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';

function generateTokens(user: User) {
  const accessToken = jwt.sign(
    { id: user.id, role: user.role },
    process.env.JWT_SECRET!,
    { expiresIn: '15m' }
  );

  const refreshToken = jwt.sign(
    { id: user.id },
    process.env.REFRESH_SECRET!,
    { expiresIn: '7d' }
  );

  return { accessToken, refreshToken };
}

function verifyToken(token: string) {
  return jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET!);
}

Target Processes

• jwt-authentication
• auth-implementation
• api-security