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JWT Explained

Manav Bajaj on May 14, 2024

If you are a web developer or a student studying web development you must have heard of the term JWT. These days, JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) play a piv...
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Thomas Bonnet •

Hello great article !

Don't hesitate to put colors on your codeblock like this example for have to have a better understanding of your code 😎

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Example of how to add colors and syntax in codeblocks

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Manav Bajaj •

hey thanks i wasnt able to figure out how to add colors

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Thomas Bonnet •

That a better post, thanks 🥳

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Mike E •

ps. JWT is pronounced "jot". :)

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Lars-Erik Bruce •

I pronounce it "yacht" 😂

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Sanjeet kumar sahu •

I got more clearer picture about JWT, thanks "Manoj Bajaj"

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Manav Bajaj •

Thanks

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Thomas Broyer • • Edited

How about the downsides to JWT? Particularly vs so-called session tokens? You can't say they're "better" without talking about the tradeoffs.

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What are JWT?

Thomas Broyer ・ Nov 29 '23

#jwt #security #webdev
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Nagesh Naik •

Superb explanation..✨✨

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Manav Bajaj •

Thanks!

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Ben •

Thanks

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Hasheen DeBerry •

Great read. Your explanation was helpful. Thank you.

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aryan • 
console.log("Hello JWT");
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Snehal Rajeev Moon • • Edited

Great article, very well explained.