JSON Web Tokens (JWT) Demystified
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JSON Web Token (JWT, often pronounced “jot”) is a powerful tool for confidently transmitting data between two parties through tokens. These parties can consist of users, servers, or any other combination of services. Based on an open standard (RFC-7519), JWTs are digitally signed with an encryption algorithm, so the receiving party can trust the information contained within. In computer #security this concept is known as Data Integrity.One main benefit of using a #jwt is that it’s very compact (assuming the issuer uses JWS Compact Serialization, which is recommended). They are generally small enough to be sent through a POST request, in an HTTP Header, or even as a query string within a URL. However, the more claims you add to a JWT, the more bloated it becomes. You could theoretically (...)
