const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken"); const sameUser = (req, res, next) => { // get token const token = req.cookies.JWT_TOKEN; // make token with identical user information let opts = { expiresIn: "1d", }; const username = req.params.username; const userToken = jwt.sign({ username }, process.env.SECRET_KEY, opts); // compare the two, if the token does not match then the action is unauthorized if (token != userToken) { return res.status(403).json({ message: "Not authorized!", }); } // otherwise all good return next(); }; module.exports = sameUser;