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Translate Example to Elixir

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#104 opened on Mar 25, 2019

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Description

This tutorial is great for JavaScript but it would be amaze to have it in Elixir from first principals to understand how to authenticate a request using JWT.

Todo

  • Investigate which JWT signing/verification package we can use in Elixir
  • Write a basic web server that requires a JWT Auth header to access a protected resource For a basic Elixir Web Server, see: https://github.com/dwyl/hits-elixir (no phoenix! 😮)
  • Tests!
  • write this up in a file called elixir-example.md

@RobStallion we briefly discussed this on the call today. Please add any other acceptance criteria you feel are relevant.

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Tech stack
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Domain
backendapisecurity
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic ElixirJWT understandingHTTP serverTesting
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Investigate JWT signing/verification packages available for Elixir (e.g., `jason`, `joken`). Review the basic Elixir web server example at https://github.com/dwyl/hits elixir. Write the Elixir example in a new file `elixir example.md` following the structure of the existing JavaScript example. Ensure to include tests using Elixir's ExUnit.