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Managing Login and Understanding JWTs

Managing Login and Understanding JWTs

Learn how to use JWT tokens for secure authentication and authorization.

JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)

JSON stands for JSON Web Token, which is an open standard for exchanging security information between a client and a server. A cryptographic algorithm signs these tokens to ensure that the information cannot be changed after the token is issued.

In this lesson, we’ll go over how to create a login endpoint and how tokens are generated when a user successfully logs in. These tokens contain user-relevant ...