Implement login user API that returns PASETO or JWT access token in Go

• viper

  74 25,756 8.8 Go

  Go configuration with fangs

First, the TokenSymmetricKey of type string. We have to specify the mapstructure tag for it because viper uses mapstructure package to parse the config data. Please refer to the lecture 12 of the course if you don’t know how to use viper.

• mapstructure

  16 7,644 0.6 Go

  Go library for decoding generic map values into native Go structures and vice versa.

First, the TokenSymmetricKey of type string. We have to specify the mapstructure tag for it because viper uses mapstructure package to parse the config data. Please refer to the lecture 12 of the course if you don’t know how to use viper.

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• postman-app-support

  279 5,741 2.3

  Postman is an API platform for building and using APIs. Postman simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration so you can create better APIs—faster.

  

Now I’m gonna open Postman, create a new request and set it method to POST. The URL should be http://localhost:8080/users/login, then select body, raw, and JSON format.

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