How to create REST API with security token?
This blog post describes how to create a simple REST API with security token.

How to create REST API with security token?
Sometimes we need a simple security mechanism for our REST API and oftentimes we search complicated solutions, but why? The implementation of security token is so easy.
Definition files
Create a definition file tokens.js
:
- this definition file willhandle creating default tokens
- database checks whether the token exists (Total.js +v2.4)
Create a definition file auth.js
:
Usage
Now we can use our token mechanism in a controller, for example:
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