@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Enter JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication—a token-based authentication mechani
1616
1717<!-- more -->
1818
19+ <center >
20+ <img src =" /assets/blog/jwt-authentication-migration.png " alt =" JWT Authentication Migration " >
21+ </center >
22+
1923## 🎯 Why JWT Authentication?
2024
2125### The Basic Auth Problem
@@ -52,12 +56,12 @@ JWT authentication addresses these concerns with a modern, secure approach:
5256
5357A JWT token consists of three base64-encoded parts separated by dots:
5458
55- ```
59+ ``` text
5660Header.Payload.Signature
5761```
5862
5963** Example Token:**
60- ```
64+ ``` text
6165eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1c2VyMTIzIiwic2NvcGVzIjpbIm1lc3NhZ2VzOnNlbmQiXSwiZXhwIjoxNzMzNzg1MjAwfQ.signature_here
6266```
6367
@@ -175,9 +179,10 @@ To generate a JWT token, make a POST request to the token endpoint using your ex
175179** Response:**
176180``` json
177181{
178- "access_token " : " eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9... " ,
182+ "id " : " nHDAWaPS6zv3itRUpM9ko " ,
179183 "token_type" : " Bearer" ,
180- "expires_at" : " 2025-12-09T15:30:00Z"
184+ "access_token" : " eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9..." ,
185+ "expires_at" : " 2025-12-10T03:03:09Z"
181186}
182187```
183188
@@ -471,7 +476,7 @@ admin_token = get_token(scopes=["all:any"])
471476Revoke tokens when no longer needed:
472477
473478``` python
474- def revoke_token (token ):
479+ def revoke_token (token , jti ):
475480 """ Revoke a JWT token"""
476481 response = requests.delete(
477482 f " https://api.sms-gate.app/3rdparty/v1/auth/token/ { jti} " ,
@@ -584,34 +589,34 @@ else:
584589Use this checklist for a smooth transition:
585590
586591- [ ] ** Week 1: Preparation**
587- - [ ] Review JWT documentation
588- - [ ] Test token generation in development
589- - [ ] Identify all services using Basic Auth
590- - [ ] Plan scope requirements per service
592+ - [ ] Review JWT documentation
593+ - [ ] Test token generation in development
594+ - [ ] Identify all services using Basic Auth
595+ - [ ] Plan scope requirements per service
591596
592597- [ ] ** Week 2: Implementation**
593- - [ ] Implement token management class
594- - [ ] Add JWT support to existing clients
595- - [ ] Create dual-auth fallback mechanism
596- - [ ] Set up monitoring for auth errors
598+ - [ ] Implement token management class
599+ - [ ] Add JWT support to existing clients
600+ - [ ] Create dual-auth fallback mechanism
601+ - [ ] Set up monitoring for auth errors
597602
598603- [ ] ** Week 3: Testing**
599- - [ ] Test in staging environment
600- - [ ] Verify all scopes work correctly
601- - [ ] Load test JWT performance
602- - [ ] Document token refresh flows
604+ - [ ] Test in staging environment
605+ - [ ] Verify all scopes work correctly
606+ - [ ] Load test JWT performance
607+ - [ ] Document token refresh flows
603608
604609- [ ] ** Week 4: Deployment**
605- - [ ] Deploy JWT support to production
606- - [ ] Monitor error rates
607- - [ ] Gradually shift traffic to JWT
608- - [ ] Keep Basic Auth as fallback
610+ - [ ] Deploy JWT support to production
611+ - [ ] Monitor error rates
612+ - [ ] Gradually shift traffic to JWT
613+ - [ ] Keep Basic Auth as fallback
609614
610615- [ ] ** Week 5+: Cleanup**
611- - [ ] Verify 100% JWT usage
612- - [ ] Remove Basic Auth code
613- - [ ] Update all documentation
614- - [ ] Archive Basic Auth credentials
616+ - [ ] Verify 100% JWT usage
617+ - [ ] Remove Basic Auth code
618+ - [ ] Update all documentation
619+ - [ ] Archive Basic Auth credentials
615620
616621## 🎉 Conclusion
617622
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