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  • Stateless Insecurities: JWTs—Why They Work and When They Fail

    Stateless Insecurities: JWTs—Why They Work and When They Fail

    Introduction If you’ve spent any time working on web authentication, you’ve likely come across JSON Web Tokens, or JWTs. For those who haven’t, here’s the quick rundown: JWTs are a compact, URL-safe way to represent claims between two parties. They’re part of the broader JavaScript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) standard and have become a…