* Extend management API to support list of allowed JWT groups (#1366)
* Add JWTAllowGroups settings to account management
* Return an empty group list if jwt allow groups is not set
* Add JwtAllowGroups to account settings in handler test
* Add JWT group-based user authorization (#1373)
* Add JWTAllowGroups settings to account management
* Return an empty group list if jwt allow groups is not set
* Add JwtAllowGroups to account settings in handler test
* Implement user access validation authentication based on JWT groups
* Remove the slices package import due to compatibility issues with the gitHub workflow(s) Go version
* Refactor auth middleware and test for extracted claim handling
* Optimize JWT group check in auth middleware to cover nil and empty allowed groups
Enhancements to Peer Group Assignment:
1. Auto-assigned groups are now applied to all peers every time a user logs into the network.
2. Feature activation is available in the account settings.
3. API modifications included to support these changes for account settings updates.
4. If propagation is enabled, updates to a user's auto-assigned groups are immediately reflected across all user peers.
5. With the JWT group sync feature active, auto-assigned groups are forcefully updated whenever a peer logs in using user credentials.
