Generating Random Tokens with Authlib JWT

This function uses the JWT functionality integrated into the Authlib library to generate a random token based on the user ID and secret key.

Technology Stack : Authlib, JWT, HS256

Code Type : Python Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def generate_random_token(user_id, secret_key):
    """
    This function generates a random token for a given user_id and secret_key using Authlib's integrated
    JWT (JSON Web Tokens) functionality.
    """
    from authlib.jose import jwt
    from authlib.jose import algorithms
    import os

    # Generate a random token using JWT
    token = jwt.encode({'user_id': user_id}, secret_key, algorithm=algorithms.HS256)

    return token