Go JWT Authentication System

This is a simple JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication system built using Golang. The project structure follows the MVC architecture with controllers, models, middleware, and initializers for better organization.

Features

• JWT Authentication: Secure login with JWT.
• Controllers: Handles user authentication (login, signup) and protected routes.
• Middleware: JWT-based authorization for protecting endpoints.
• Environment Configurations: Uses .env file for managing secrets.
• Golang Modules: Clean module management using go.mod and go.sum.

Project Structure

├── controllers       # Handlers for authentication routes
├── initializers      # Initialization files for database and environment variables
├── middleware        # Middleware to protect routes with JWT
├── models            # Database models for the application
├── .env              # Environment variables (DO NOT share this file publicly)
├── .gitignore        # Ignore unnecessary files for git tracking
├── Authorization.postman_collection.json   # Postman collection for testing API
├── go.mod            # Go module file
├── go.sum            # Dependencies for the Go module
├── LICENSE           # License for the project
├── main.go           # Entry point of the application
└── README.md         # Project documentation (this file)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go 1.19 or later installed on your machine.
• Postman or cURL to test the API endpoints.
• PostgreSQL

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/shahriaarrr/goAuthSystem.git
   cd go-jwt-auth

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod download

3. Create a .env file and add your JWT secret key and database credentials:

   PORT=3000
   DB="host=localhost user={PUT_YOUR_USERNAME} password={PUT_YOUR_PASSWORD} dbname={PUT_YOUR_DB_NAME} port=5432 sslmode=disable"
   SECRET={YOUR_SECRET_KEY}

4. Run the application:

   go run main.go

Usage

1. Signup: Create a new user by sending a POST request to /signup with email and password.
2. Login: Authenticate an existing user by sending a POST request to /login.
3. Protected Route: Access a protected route by sending a request to /validate with a valid JWT in the Authorization header.

Postman Collection

The project includes a Postman collection file Authorization.postman_collection.json which contains pre-configured requests for testing the API.

To use the collection:

1. Open Postman.
2. Import the collection by selecting the Authorization.postman_collection.json file from the project.
3. You will see three endpoints: signup, login, and validate.

API Documentation

The following endpoints are available for the authentication system. You can use Postman or curl to interact with the API.

Signup

Endpoint: POST /signup
Description: Register a new user by providing an email and password.

Request:

POST http://localhost:3000/signup
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "password": "yourpassword"
}

Response:

{
    "message": "User created successfully"
}

Login

Endpoint: POST /login
Description: Authenticate a user and receive a JWT token.

Request:

POST http://localhost:3000/login
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "password": "yourpassword"
}

Response:

{
    "message": "welcome back :)"
}

Note: Upon successful login, a JWT token will be set in the response as an HTTP-only cookie.

Validate Token

Endpoint: GET /validate
Description: Validate a JWT token and access protected routes.

Request:

GET http://localhost:3000/validate
Authorization: Bearer your_jwt_token

Response:

{
    "message": User_data
}

Contributing

Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request if you have suggestions for improving the project. Contributions are welcome!