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Getting a Secret Key for NextAuth

To ensure the security of your authentication setup with NextAuth.js, you need to define a AUTH_SECRET. This secret key is used to encrypt the JWT tokens and other important data.

How to Generate a Secret Key

The secret key can be any string of characters, but it's a good idea to use a strong, random value to ensure security. You can generate your own key using a password manager, or any method that generates random strings.

Alternatively, you can use an online generator to create a random secret key.


Auth Key Generator

Once you have your secret key, you can add it to your .env file:

Change auth secret
AUTH_SECRET="pI3wrYmE3lvcrC378LiRTB8LytdiJLVsX8X31PWktCkVmNf2OZcl8hsDolo="