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Verify JWT Token error 'secretOrPrivateKey must have a value'

return failure(new Error('secretOrPrivateKey must have a value'));enter image description here

Solution

  • I think your application is not able to read the environnement variables.

    I advice you to use the package dotenv : https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv

    After installing it you have to import it at the top of your application like this:

    require("dotenv").config();

    Specify a file .env at the root of your application and add your variables

    JWT_SECRET=12bob12ou2b1ob
NODE_ENV=development

    After, you can use the variables like you did in your linked image:

    const jwtSecret = process.env.JWT_SECRET