@app.get("/users/me")
def read_current_user(
    credentials: Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials] = Security(security),
):
    if credentials is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    return {"scheme": credentials.scheme, "credentials": credentials.credentials}


client = TestClient(app)


def test_security_http_base():

    return user


@app.get("/users/me")
def read_current_user(current_user: Optional[User] = Depends(get_current_user)):
    if current_user is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    return current_user


client = TestClient(app)


def test_security_api_key():
    response = client.get("/users/me?key=secret")
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text

    user = User(username=oauth_header)
    return user


@app.get("/users/me")
def read_current_user(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user)):
    if current_user is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    else:
        return current_user


def test_security_api_key():
    client = TestClient(app, cookies={"key": "secret"})
    response = client.get("/users/me")

    return user


@app.get("/users/me")
def read_current_user(current_user: Optional[User] = Depends(get_current_user)):
    if current_user is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    return current_user


client = TestClient(app)


def test_security_oauth2():
    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer footokenbar"})

security = HTTPBasic(auto_error=False)


@app.get("/users/me")
def read_current_user(credentials: Optional[HTTPBasicCredentials] = Security(security)):
    if credentials is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    return {"username": credentials.username, "password": credentials.password}


client = TestClient(app)


def test_security_http_basic():
    response = client.get("/users/me", auth=("john", "secret"))

    return form_data


@app.get("/users/me")
def read_users_me(current_user: Optional[User] = Depends(get_current_user)):
    if current_user is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    return current_user


client = TestClient(app)


def test_security_oauth2():
    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer footokenbar"})

    if token is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    return {"token": token}


client = TestClient(app)


def test_no_token():
    response = client.get("/items")
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}


def test_token():

    return user


@app.get("/users/me")
def read_current_user(current_user: Optional[User] = Depends(get_current_user)):
    if current_user is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    return current_user


client = TestClient(app)


def test_security_api_key():
    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"key": "secret"})
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text

@app.get("/users/me")
def read_current_user(
    credentials: Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials] = Security(security),
):
    if credentials is None:
        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
    return {"scheme": credentials.scheme, "credentials": credentials.credentials}


client = TestClient(app)


def test_security_http_digest():

And then, you could give that JWT token to a user (or bot), and they could use it to perform those actions (drive the car, or edit the blog post) without even needing to have an account, just with the JWT token your API generated for that.

Using these ideas, JWT can be used for way more sophisticated scenarios.