What is JWT (Json Web Token)?

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Ankit Kanojia

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JSON Web Token is an Internet standard for creating JSON-based access tokens that assert some number of claims. Allow us to authenticate requests between the client and the server by encrypting authentication information into a secure, compact JSON object that is digitally signed.

Which perform following opearations

Generation of claims: for instance, time based claims.
Signing: using a Joken.Signer
Verifying: also using a Joken.Signer
Validation: running custom validations for received claims

JWT (JSON web token) has become more and more popular in web development. It is an open standard which allows transmitting data between parties as a JSON object in a secure and compact way. The data transmitting using JWT between parties are digitally signed so that it can be easily verified and trusted.

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