From 156e1f75120ba70c92b60062f5a0a8419b76651f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yunxiao Xu <xuyunxiao2001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:44:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update .env.example with security and JWT settings

---
 .env.example | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index dee11db..ac71a98 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ DATA_STATE=new_jersey
 LOG_LEVEL=INFO
 DEV_MODE=false
 
+# Security & JWT Configuration
+SECRET_KEY=change-me-in-production
+ALGORITHM=HS256
+ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES=30
+
 # Voter Database Configuration
 DB_HOST=localhost
 DB_PORT=5432