php-laravelHow do I use JWT authentication with Laravel in PHP?

JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication is a popular way for stateless authentication which is using by many modern applications. JWT authentication can be easily implemented with Laravel using the tymondesigns/jwt-auth package.

Below is an example code block for how to use JWT authentication with Laravel:

// Include the package in your composer.json file
composer require tymon/jwt-auth

// Add the service provider to your config/app.php
Tymon\JWTAuth\Providers\JWTAuthServiceProvider::class

// Publish the config file
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Tymon\JWTAuth\Providers\JWTAuthServiceProvider"

// Generate a secret key
php artisan jwt:secret

The example code above will include the package in your composer.json file, add the service provider to your config/app.php, publish the config file, and generate a secret key.

Once the setup is done, you can start using JWT authentication in your routes. For example, you can use the jwt.auth middleware in your routes to authenticate users with a valid JWT token.

Route::group(['middleware' => ['jwt.auth']], function () {
    Route::get('/users', function() {
        // All users route logic
    });
});

Helpful links

• JWT Authentication for Laravel & Lumen
• Laravel Documentation - Authentication

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