Basic setup & login

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diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/authCheck.ts b/backend/src/middleware/authCheck.ts
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+import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
+import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
+import type { AuthorizedUser } from "../types/user.js";
+
+async function authenticateUser(
+    req: Request,
+    res: Response,
+    next: NextFunction
+) {
+    const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
+
+    if (!authHeader || !authHeader.startsWith("Bearer ")) {
+        return res.status(401).json({
+            message: "User authentication failed.",
+        });
+    }
+
+    const token = authHeader.split(" ")[1];
+
+    try {
+        const authorizedUser = jwt.verify(
+            token,
+            process.env.JWT_SECRET!
+        ) as AuthorizedUser;
+
+        req.user = authorizedUser;
+        next();
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("User authentication failed: ", error);
+        return res.status(403).json({
+            message: "User authentication failed.",
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+export default authenticateUser;