imsujan276/golang-auth

Base Project for Authentication using REST API that uses Gin and GORM

Golang REST API Project

This is the simple Golang project that covers basic API functionalities like authentication, send verification code, middleware etc.

Topics Covered

• Golang, Gin & GORM JWT Authentication
• JWT Authentication Example with Golang and GORM
• Generate the Private and Public Keys
• Load and Validate the Environment Variables
• Create the Database Models with GORM
• Run the Database Migration with GORM
• Hash and Verify the Passwords with Bcrypt
• Sign and Verify the RS256 JSON Web Tokens
  • Function to Generate the Tokens
  • Function to Verify the Tokens
• Create the Authentication Route Controllers
  • Register User Controller
  • Login User Controller
  • Refresh Access Token Controller
  • Logout Controller
• Create a Middleware Guard
• Create a User Controller
  • Authentication Routes
  • User Routes
• Add the Routes to the Gin Middleware Stack
• Forgot and reset password
• Role based route using middlewares

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Generate env file

cp app.env.example app.env

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Generate Private and Public Keys

• Generate private and public keys from HERE
• Copy the key andnavigate HERE to convert it into base64 string
• Assign the values to respective keys in app.env file

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Migrate the database

go run migrate/migrate.go

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Run the project

go run cmd/*

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