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Why do I get error JwtStrategy requires a secret or key?


I get this error "TypeError: JwtStrategy requires a secret or key" and I can't figure out how to fix it. What can I do to fix it?

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/mnt/data/Workspace/Development/comichaven/api/node_modules/passport-jwt/lib/strategy.js:45
        throw new TypeError('JwtStrategy requires a secret or key');
        ^

TypeError: JwtStrategy requires a secret or key
    at new JwtStrategy (/mnt/data/Workspace/Development/comichaven/api/node_modules/passport-jwt/lib/strategy.js:45:15)
    at module.exports (/mnt/data/Workspace/Development/comichaven/api/config/passport.js:14:9)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/mnt/data/Workspace/Development/comichaven/api/server.js:40:29)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:956:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:973:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:812:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:724:14)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1025:10)
    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:11
[nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting...

What I have tried

  • renaming the varable opts
  • checked so the variables are named the same
  • tried using dotenv
  • replacing keys.secretOrKey with a string

passport.js

const JwtStrategy = require('passport-jwt').Strategy;
const ExtractJwt = require('passport-jwt').ExtractJwt;
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const User = mongoose.model("users");
const keys = require("./keys")

const opts = {};

opts.jwtFromRequest = ExtractJwt.fromAuthHeaderAsBearerToken();
opts.secretKey = keys.secretOrKey;

module.exports = passport => {
    passport.use(
        new JwtStrategy(opts, (jwt_payload, done) => {
            User.findById(jwt_payload.id)
            .then(user => {
                if (user) {
                    return done(null, user)
                }
                return done(null, false)
            })
            .catch(err => {
                console.log(err)
            });
        })
    )
}

keys.js

module.exports = {
    secretOrKey: 'secret'
};

Solution

  • You have to use right key name for secretkey in options. You should write like this:-

    opts.secretOrKey = keys.secretOrKey
    

    By mistake you wrote opts.secretKey. Hope this helps!