JWT verification accepts unsigned tokens

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Review this Node.js JWT verification middleware.

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1const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');

3function authenticate(req, res, next) {

4 const token = (req.headers.authorization || '').replace('Bearer ', '');

5 try {

6 const payload = jwt.verify(token, PUBLIC_KEY);

7 req.user = payload;

8 next();

9 } catch {

10 return res.status(401).json({ error: 'unauthorized' });

11 }

12}

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