diff --git a/examples/auth-jwt/README.md b/examples/auth-jwt/README.md
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+# Auth External API (JWT) with Nuxt.js
+
+https://nuxtjs.org/examples/auth-external-jwt
diff --git a/examples/auth-jwt/middleware/authenticated.js b/examples/auth-jwt/middleware/authenticated.js
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+export default function ({ store, redirect }) {
+  // If the user is not authenticated
+  if (!store.state.auth) {
+    return redirect('/login')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/auth-jwt/middleware/notAuthenticated.js b/examples/auth-jwt/middleware/notAuthenticated.js
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+export default function ({ store, redirect }) {
+  // If the user is authenticated redirect to home page
+  if (store.state.auth) {
+    return redirect('/')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/auth-jwt/package.json b/examples/auth-jwt/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "example-auth-jwt",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "cookieparser": "^0.1.0",
+    "js-cookie": "^2.2.0",
+    "nuxt": "latest"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "nuxt",
+    "build": "nuxt build",
+    "start": "nuxt start"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/examples/auth-jwt/pages/login.vue b/examples/auth-jwt/pages/login.vue
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+<template>
+  <div class="container">
+    <h1>login view</h1>
+    <div>
+      <label for="email">
+        <input id="email" type="email" value="test">
+      </label>
+      <label for="password">
+        <input id="password" type="password" value="test">
+      </label>
+      <button @click="postLogin">login</button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import Cookie from 'js-cookie'
+
+export default {
+  middleware: 'notAuthenticated',
+  methods: {
+    postLogin() {
+      setTimeout(() => { // we simulate the async request with timeout.
+        const auth = {
+          accessToken: 'someStringGotFromApiServiceWithAjax'
+        }
+        this.$store.commit('update', auth) // mutating to store for client rendering
+        Cookie.set('auth', auth) // saving token in cookie for server rendering
+        this.$router.push('/')
+      }, 1000)
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/examples/auth-jwt/pages/secret.vue b/examples/auth-jwt/pages/secret.vue
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+<template>
+  <h1>this is secret page.</h1>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  middleware: 'authenticated'
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/examples/auth-jwt/store/index.js b/examples/auth-jwt/store/index.js
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+import Vuex from 'vuex'
+
+const cookieparser = process.server ? require('cookieparser') : undefined
+
+const createStore = () => {
+  return new Vuex.Store({
+    state: {
+      auth: null
+    },
+    mutations: {
+      update(state, data) {
+        state.auth = data
+      }
+    },
+    actions: {
+      nuxtServerInit({ commit }, { req }) {
+        let accessToken = null
+        if (req.headers.cookie) {
+          const parsed = cookieparser.parse(req.headers.cookie)
+          accessToken = JSON.parse(parsed.auth)
+        }
+        commit('update', accessToken)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export default createStore