Introduction   JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) are the most popularly used tokens for web... Tagged with webdev, security, computerscience, beginners.

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JWTs are the most popularly used tokens for web authentication and managing user sessions in modern-day software applications. They are a standardized format for securely transferring cryptographically signed data across systems. JWTs can make websites vulnerable to a variety of high-security threats and attacks if not managed properly.

How JWTs Could Be Dangerous and Its Alternatives

One way to use JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) securely is to store them as http-only cookies. This allows you to validate a user’s session without having to perform a database lookup, which can improve the performance of your application. Storing the JWT as an http-only cookie also means that it cannot be “stolen” by malicious actors, as it is not accessible to client-side scripts

Always nice to discuss security precautions!
Good article, thanks for your vision by your content.

The biggest mistake is storing the tokens in local storage, using HTTP-ONLY cookies is the safer solution

“if not managed properly.” &lt;- all other alternatives have same flaw. All other thinks are checked and this is why JWTs is standard