Authentication and Authorization in Nestjs using Redis and JWT

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Authentication and Authorization in Nestjs using Redis and JWT

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Authentication and Authorization in Nestjs using Redis and JWT

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Proposed article introduction

In this article, we are taking a look at authentication and authorization in nestjs by caching jwt in redis and getting available tokens from the redis cache. We take a look at creating auth guards which will be used in authenticated routes (only logged In users can access them). We'll also learn how to connect postgres using typeorm in nestjs and an explanation of Redis in general and it's advantages in our API.

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Key takeaways

• Learn more about Authentication and Authourization in Nestjs.
• Learn how Redis works also and it's importance in our APIs.
• Importance of having authenticated routes.

Article quality

The article is intended for mid-level developers with knowledge in nodejs/nestjs. It takes an in-depth look at authentication and authorization using nestjs and how to connect postgres database, Twilio and how to add MongoDB with Nodejs.

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https://redis.io/ https://docs.nestjs.com/guards https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-when-use-redis-hamed-moayeri

Conclusion

This articles helps explain how to setup a nestjs app, takes a look at authentication and authorization in nestjs using redis to cache tokens and also explains why redis was used and how it important it can be for an API with a lot of users (scalability).

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[Sodiq-123]

Hi @WanjaMIKE this topic was approved but never published yet and now, it's getting closed. Any reason why, please?