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what is the reason to not making a function to invalidate the token manually?

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, node.js

Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by reviewing the existing JWT API and token lifecycle, then define the invalidation behavior and its completion criteria before assessing implementation and tests.

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Description

just... why...?
really need this: jwt.destroy({ id: user.id}, secretKey)

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