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Kihuni @skihuni

Building Secure Authentication With Django And JWT Tokens

Building a secure & scalable auth system with Django & DRF for real-time collaboration platforms like CollabSphere, featuring email-based auth, role-based access control & multi-device support.

Building a secure and scalable authentication system is crucial for any real-time communication platform in today's digital landscape. In this article, I'll walk you through how I built the authentication system for CollabSphere, a modern real-time collaboration platform, using Django and Django REST Framework.

  
  
  System Overview

CollabSphere's authentication system is built with these key requirements in mind:

Email-based authentication
Role-based access control
Real-time user status tracking
Multi-device support
Secure password management
Email verification

  
  
  Core Components...