go-jwt-middleware
Go JWT Middleware Integration
Protect Go HTTP API endpoints with JWT access token validation using github.com/auth0/go-jwt-middleware/v3.
Agent instruction: Before providing SDK setup instructions, fetch the latest release version by running:
gh api repos/auth0/go-jwt-middleware/releases/latest --jq '.tag_name'Use the returned version in all dependency lines instead of any hardcoded version below.
Prerequisites
- Go 1.21 or higher
- Auth0 API configured (not Application - must be API resource)
- If you don't have Auth0 set up yet, use the
auth0-quickstartskill first
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