token

Documentation

Overview

Package token : The Token package: Enables the transfer of users' information between clients and servers using secure JSON Web Token (JWT) cookies

Index

• func GenerateToken(name string, privilege string, ipAddr string, signKey *rsa.PrivateKey) (string, error)
• func IsItTheSameUser(tokenString string, userName string, ipAddr string, verifyKey *rsa.PublicKey) (bool, error)
• func IsPrivilegeOk(tokenString string, privilege string, ipAddr string, verifyKey *rsa.PublicKey) (bool, error)
• func SetupAToken(privateKeyFilePath string) (*rsa.PrivateKey, *rsa.PublicKey)
• type SecureTokenData
  • func ParseToken(tokenString string, ipAddr string, verifyKey *rsa.PublicKey) (*SecureTokenData, error)

Functions

func GenerateToken

func GenerateToken(name string, privilege string, ipAddr string, signKey *rsa.PrivateKey) (string, error)

GenerateToken : Generate a new signed token

func IsItTheSameUser

func IsItTheSameUser(tokenString string, userName string, ipAddr string, verifyKey *rsa.PublicKey) (bool, error)

IsItTheSameUser : Verify that the user associated with the token is the same as the given one

func IsPrivilegeOk

func IsPrivilegeOk(tokenString string, privilege string, ipAddr string, verifyKey *rsa.PublicKey) (bool, error)

IsPrivilegeOk : Verify that the given privilege matches the one that is associated with the user defined in the token

func SetupAToken

func SetupAToken(privateKeyFilePath string) (*rsa.PrivateKey, *rsa.PublicKey)

SetupAToken : Read the given private key PEM file and extract an RSA private key (signing key) the corresponding RSA public key (verifying key)

Types

type SecureTokenData

type SecureTokenData struct {
	Token     *jwt.Token
	UserName  string
	Privilege string
	ID        string
}

SecureTokenData : The token information: token string, user name and privilege and ID

func ParseToken

func ParseToken(tokenString string, ipAddr string, verifyKey *rsa.PublicKey) (*SecureTokenData, error)

ParseToken : Parse the given token and verify that it holds the mandatory data