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Custom User Authentication with Simple JWT in Django RESTful

Gain insights into creating custom users, using Simple JWT for authentication, sending verification emails, managing tokens, resetting passwords, and testing endpoints in Django RESTful projects.

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In this course, you will learn to use a package called Simple JWT to help implement JWT authentication in your Django RESTful projects. In the beginning, you will learn how to create custom users in Django using Django RESTful. Next, you will learn to register users using JWT and send them account verification emails. After that, you will learn how to make custom token claims when logging in users, and also how to refresh the tokens after expiry. You will then learn how to reset passwords and understand how password reset emails work. You will learn to organize your users in Django RESTful, log them out, and also black-list their JWT tokens. You will finish by learning how to manage and test your endpoints by documenting and testing them. After the completion of this course, you will be able to create custom users in Django RESTful framework, authenticate them using Simple JWT, programmatically send account verification and password reset emails.

In this course, you will learn to use a package called Simple JWT to help implement JWT authentication in your Django RESTful pr...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Hands-on experience of creating custom users in Python using Django RESTful

The ability to authenticate users using Simple JWT

Working knowledge of sending account verification and password reset emails

Understanding of authentication through access and refresh tokens

The ability to test API endpoints

Hands-on experience of creating custom users in Python using Django RESTful

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

User authentication in Django

REST API

Content

29 Lessons7 Quizzes

About This Course

3 Lessons

Get familiar with custom user authentication in Django using Simple JWT.

Introduction

Creating the Custom User Model

Quiz : Creating the Custom User Model

Registering Custom User Using Simple JWT

6 Lessons

Unpack the core of creating custom user registration, activation email, and endpoints using Simple JWT in Django.

Registration Serializer

Registration View

Registration Endpoint

Resend Activation Email

User Account Activation Email

Quiz: Custom User Registration

Logging in User Using Simple JWT

4 Lessons

Go hands-on with user login, authentication, and token handling using Simple JWT.

Quiz: User Login

Resetting User Password

5 Lessons

Apply your skills to resetting user passwords with serializers, secure emails, validation views, and endpoints.

Password Reset Serializers

Password Reset Email

Password Reset View

Password Reset Endpoint

Quiz: Resetting User Password

Organizing Users

2 Lessons

Establish endpoints to list and retrieve user details with serializers and views.

Listing and Retrieving Users

Quiz: Organizing Users

User Logout

2 Lessons

Implement secure user logout by managing and blocklisting JWT refresh tokens.

User Logout and Token Blocklisting

Quiz: User Logout and Token Blocklisting

Managing and Testing the Endpoints

5 Lessons

Build on referencing endpoints, implementing CORS, and testing APIs using Postman.

Listing the Endpoint

Django CORS

Introduction to Postman and Setting It Up

Testing the Endpoints Using Postman

Quiz: Managing the Endpoints

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Learn how to use Django REST with Simple JWT for custom user authentication.

Wrapping Up

Appendix

1 Lessons

Get started with setting up Django, installing packages, configuring JWT, and running your project.

Setting Up Django and Installing Required Packages

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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