jwt VS node-jsonwebtoken

Compare jwt vs node-jsonwebtoken and see what are their differences.

jwt

JWT utilities module based on the jsonwebtoken package 🔓 (by nestjs)

node-jsonwebtoken

JsonWebToken implementation for node.js http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token.html (by auth0)
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jwt node-jsonwebtoken
4 15
565 17,378
3.0% 0.6%
9.5 4.5
6 days ago 4 months ago
TypeScript JavaScript
MIT License MIT License
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jwt

Posts with mentions or reviews of jwt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-14.

node-jsonwebtoken

Posts with mentions or reviews of node-jsonwebtoken. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-09.
  • JavaScript Libraries for Implementing Trendy Technologies in Web Apps in 2024
    12 projects | dev.to | 9 Apr 2024
    JsonWebToken
  • Node.js server-side authentication: Tokens vs. JWT
    2 projects | dev.to | 12 Jul 2023
    The code uses the jsonwebtoken library to generate and verify JSON Web Tokens. It provides two endpoints, /login and /profile.
  • Validate an OpenID Connect JWT using a public key in JWKS
    3 projects | dev.to | 30 Mar 2023
    Well, I found how an OpenID Connect id_token should be validated. It wasn't straightforward in my case: I had to do a lot of research to validate my id_token. Let's see how to make this easy using Node.js and the jsonwebtoken npm package made by Auth0.
  • Exploring the Most Commonly Used Folder Names in Popular NPM Packages
    12 projects | dev.to | 23 Feb 2023
    tests/test/__tests__: Writing tests is an important practice in software development, and in NPM packages you'll often see them stored in one of these folders. It can also be used to hold testing helpers and utility functions. Example from express.
  • Google Facebook LinkedIn Auth React NodeJS Tutorial
    2 projects | dev.to | 7 Jan 2023
    As we could see, we go through the same procedure for every provider. First, we obtain access_token and use it to receive the user's info. In Increaser, once the user is validated, the back-end generates auth data via jsonwebtoken library.
  • Library recommendation for JWT auth in GraphQL
    1 project | dev.to | 30 Jun 2022
    I'm currently looking for a way to sign and refresh my tokens. Most tutorials out there make use of jsonwebtoken another library that hasn't been updated in more than 2 years (except a commit to readme).
  • When Do I Need to Validate ID Tokens?
    1 project | /r/learnprogramming | 17 Apr 2022
    I'm trying to integrate microsoft sign in into my app. I've got a backend endpoint that handles the auth redirect and exchanges the auth code for an ID Token and an Access Token. I've heard that some OIDC implementations don't require validating an ID Token. Does my set up sound like it should be doing this? If so, how do I validate these tokens? I'm planning on using this library https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken which allows you to do jwt.verify(token, 'secret') but I can't figure out what 'secret' to use. Is this my client secret? Or something else?
  • JWT.io signature validation
    2 projects | dev.to | 9 Feb 2022
    Some verify functions such as the popular Auth0 node-jsonwebtoken library requires the public key in PEM format. There are many libraries available to do this conversation.
  • Safely Handling JWTs
    3 projects | dev.to | 2 Feb 2022
    Don't write your own decode or verify functions, use a library like https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken.
  • DOGECART an ecommerce platform
    6 projects | dev.to | 12 Jan 2022
    JWT

What are some alternatives?

When comparing jwt and node-jsonwebtoken you can also consider the following projects:

aws-jwt-verify - JS library for verifying JWTs signed by Amazon Cognito, and any OIDC-compatible IDP that signs JWTs with RS256, RS384, and RS512

class-validator - Decorator-based property validation for classes. [Moved to: https://github.com/typestack/class-validator]