Install via composer
Run the following command to pull in the latest version:
composer require tymon/jwt-auth
Bootstrap file changes.
Add the following snippet to the bootstrap/app.php
file under the providers section as follows:
// Uncomment this line
$app->register(App\Providers\AuthServiceProvider::class);
// Add this line
$app->register(Tymon\JWTAuth\Providers\LumenServiceProvider::class);
Then uncomment the auth
middleware in the same file:
$app->routeMiddleware([
'auth' => App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
]);
Generate secret key
I have included a helper command to generate a key for you:
php artisan jwt:secret
This will update your .env
file with something like JWT_SECRET=foobar
It is the key that will be used to sign your tokens. How that happens exactly will depend on the algorithm that you choose to use.