Req/intro-jwt

Introduction to JWT

STRUCTURE

1. What is Joel
2. What is JWT
3. Example project setup
4. Live coding of a simple example

JWT

• JWT is a standard
• JSON WEB TOKEN
• Token will look like AAAAAAA.BBBBBB.CCCCCC
• [Header].[Payload].[Signature]
• Secure transmission of data by signing data with a secret
• Secret must be kept secret!
• Token must be stored securely!

LINKS

• JWT standard: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519
• JWT debugger tool: https://jwt.io/#debugger-io
• JWT token storage in browser: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27067251
• JWT tool used: https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonwebtoken