JSON Web tokens are popular for online authentication. JWT authentication can be implemented in Go applications using the golang-jwt package.

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Go 1.16 or later installed on your machine (for security reasons) Experience building web applications in Go or any other language (optional) The golang-jWT package is the most popular package for implementing JWTs in Go, owing to its features and ease of use. You will need a secret key to generate JWT tokens using the Golang-JWT package. If you want to modify the JWT, you can use the claims method. If there are no errors, you should use the Claims method.

A guide to JWT authentication in Go

Getting started with the Golang-JWT package

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Generating JWTs for authentication using the Golang-JWT package