Securing Your Node.js API: Tips on Authentication & Authorization
Your Node.js API might be wide open - and you don't even know it.
Authentication says who you are
Authorization says what you can do
Skip either and you're asking for trouble
Always validate your JWTs - don't just decode them, verify the signature
Use scoped access tokens - don't give full permissions when you only need read access
Implement role-based access control - because not every user should be an admin
Lock your API like it's Fort Knox
Because on the internet... someone's always knocking