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JWT Installation

Install the addon with the Keel CLI:

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keel add jwt

Manual install is still possible:

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go get github.com/slice-soft/ss-keel-jwt

What keel add jwt changes

Section titled “What keel add jwt changes”
  • Adds github.com/slice-soft/ss-keel-jwt to the project dependencies.
  • Creates cmd/setup_jwt.go.
  • Injects jwtProvider := setupJWT(app, appLogger) into cmd/main.go.
  • Adds config-facing property keys and .env examples for the JWT settings.

Generated config keys:

jwt.secret=${JWT_SECRET:change-me-in-production}
jwt.issuer=${JWT_ISSUER:}
jwt.token-ttl-hours=${JWT_TOKEN_TTL_HOURS:24}

Generated env examples:

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JWT_SECRET=change-me-in-production
JWT_ISSUER=
JWT_TOKEN_TTL_HOURS=24

Next step

Section titled “Next step”

After installation, wire route protection with jwtProvider.Middleware() or continue to ss-keel-oauth if you want provider login flows on top of JWT issuance.