This project was an exercise to add JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication to existing code for a Kanban board. When a user tries to log in, their credentials are verified using bcrypt to compare the entered password with the stored password in the database. If the verification passes, JWT generates a token which is added to local storage for a given time period. Any time a user attempts to access or add new tickets to the Kanban board, this token is checked to make sure they are logged in with verified credentials. After 1 hour, or when a user logs out, the token is removed from local storage, and the user will have to log in again.
This application is deployed live at
The database has been pre-seeded with a few example users, which can be found in server/src/seeds/user-seeds.ts. If you attempt to log in with incorrect credentials, you'll get an error message:
As long as you use credentials provided in user-seeds.ts, you will be able to log in successfully to use the Kanban board. The JWT is stored in local storage as id_token:
Click "New Ticket" to create a new ticket, and simply enter the desired information. Tickets can be deleted by clicking the respective "Delete" button. Ticket editing has not been configured.
Most of the code was provided by edX / University of Minnesota Full-Stack Coding Bootcamp. I filled in code using examples from Module 14 Activities 25 and 26.
This application uses an MIT License.