Learn what JWTs (or JSON Web Tokens) are and how they're working under the hood in tools like Neon Authorize.

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JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) are compact, self-contained tokens used for transmitting information securely. They emerged as a solution to the limitations of session-based authentication, offering stateless authentication, cross-domain compatibility, scalability, and security. JWTs are commonly used in modern web applications, especially with services like Neon Authorize, to manage authorization at the database level through row-level security. The process includes signing the tokens to ensure authenticity, though they are not encrypted by default.

WTF Are JWTs?

<p>Feeling bad for the author with the infamous name… Great article though, nice history and explanation.</p>


<p>Been asking this very question for a while, thanks for this article!</p>
