const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken'); //middleware to authenticate the JWT token module.exports = (req, res, next) => { const authHeader = req.headers['authorization']; const accessToken = authHeader?.split(' ')[1]; //'Bearer token' if (!accessToken) { return res.status(401).send('No access token found'); } return jwt.verify(accessToken, process.env.SECRET_ACCESS, (err, user) => { if (err) { return res.status(403).send(err); } req.user = user; return next(); }); };