django_jwt_middleware
django_jwt_middleware is a package used for authorize django request with JSON Web Tokens
1. Installation
pip3 install django-jwt-middlewareor clone
git clone https://github.com/rizki4106/django_jwt_middleware.git2. Example
with http cookie
If you store jwt key on cookie you can use @middleware.with_cookie decorator
from django_jwt_middleware import middleware
from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
from rest_framework.response import Response
@middleware.with_cookie(cookie_name="example-token", jwt_key="supersecretkey", algorithm="HS256")
def hello_world(request):
return Response(data={
"message": "hello world"
})@middleware.with_cookie takes 3 arguments
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| cookie_name | string | name of cookie that store your jwt token |
| jwt_key | string | jsonwebtoken secret key |
| algoritm | string | algorithm to decoded your jwt key default is HS256 |
With http headers
If you store jwt key http headers you can use @middleware.with_header decorator
from django_jwt_middleware import middleware
from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
from rest_framework.response import Response
@middleware.with_header(header_name="example-token", jwt_key="supersecretkey", algorithm="HS256")
def hello_world(request):
return Response(data={
"message": "hello world"
})@middleware.with_header takes 3 arguments
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| header_name | string | name of header that store your jwt token |
| jwt_key | string | jsonwebtoken secret key |
| algoritm | string | algorithm to decoded your jwt key default is HS256 |
3. Response
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| success | Will continue to request destination |
| failed | Return http status code 403 with the message in it |
4. Discovered Problems
if you get error and it said jwt has no attribute decode try this command
pip3 uninstall pyjwt
pip3 install pyjwt
