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JWT vs Sessions: A Developer's Guide to Token-Based Auth
JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) are self-contained tokens that enable stateless authentication, consisting of a header, payload, and signature. Unlike session-based auth, JWTs eliminate server-side storage for access tokens, using short-lived access tokens and longer-lived refresh tokens stored in HttpOnly cookies. This approach improves scalability and security for modern web applications.
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While JWTs simplify distributed auth, developers must handle token revocation and rotation carefully to avoid security pitfalls.
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