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# [Sample JWT Authentication in Node.js](https://hallixon.hashnode.dev/sample-jwt-auth-in-nodejs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

JWTs are compact, simple and great for data transfer, authentication and authorisation. To get a basic knowledge of JWTs, go read my article here. Today, we would create a simple authentication app. For this sample, we would need a code editor (here,...

Jan 2, 2022 · 4 min read · hallixon.hashnode.dev  
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[Prafful Javare](https://hashnode.com/@profgrammer)

[Jan 2, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/sample-jwt-auth-in-nodejs/61d1d55c0cfc5655c18469eb/comment/61d22f7c0413645f5c7be8fe)

Great introduction! However I'd like to point out one thing - the standard practice is to send the JWT in the `Authorization` header as a Bearer token, that is, the value of this header should be `Bearer <jwt_here>`. Then we can modify the `/verify` endpoint to check the Authorization header and extract the token by splitting it by space and getting the second value.

[Emmanuel Allison](https://hashnode.com/@Hallixon)

[Jan 2, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/sample-jwt-auth-in-nodejs/61d1d55c0cfc5655c18469eb/comment/61d22f7c0413645f5c7be8fe#reply-61d238d80413645f5c7be9b7)

Hi [Prafful Javare](https://hashnode.com/@profgrammer). I know of that, and I made the sample primarily for anyone to understand how to create and verify a JWT using Node.js. Still, I should probably edit and drop this somewhere in the article. Thanks for pointing this out!