Welcome to Part 4 of the Node.js Authentication Series!
In this video, you'll learn how to logout a user in Node.js by clearing the JWT token from HTTP-only cookies, ensuring that the user's session is properly ended and protected.
This is a crucial part of any authentication system — without logout functionality, users stay logged in, which can lead to security issues. In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll guide you through the logout flow, writing the actual code, and testing it live.
🔐 What You’ll Learn in This Video:
✅ How to implement a secure logout functionality in Node.js
✅ How to clear JWT token from cookies
✅ How to use res.clearCookie() in Express
✅ How to ensure logout works properly on frontend or via Postman
⚙️ Technologies Used:
Node.js
Express.js
JWT (jsonwebtoken)
MongoDB (for storing users)
📺 Node.js Authentication Series:
1️⃣ User Signup with Hashed Passwords: https://youtu.be/qpeVepVlqDM?si=axn1kGXjzvNp1VHS
2️⃣ Login with JWT & Cookies: https://youtu.be/aFB525gDTeA?si=TSsCwsVdk5IJJtKy
3️⃣ Protected Routes with Middleware: https://youtu.be/Fe_VStPRdxo?si=kkd3GvHaVhVHUSMr
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