Introduction To JWT

An introduction to JWT, complete with a simple web application playground

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<a href="https://jwt.io/" target='_blank'>jwt.io</a>

: “JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard

<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519" target='_blank'>(RFC 7519)</a>

that defines a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object. This information can be verified and trusted because it is digitally signed. JWTs can be signed using a secret (with the HMAC algorithm) or a public/private key pair using RSA.”