Sunday, July 10, 2022

Understanding JWT

Don't get fooled by too many articles out there that make JWT sound more complex and complicated than it actually is. In simple words, JWT is a simple format that aims to transfer claims between two parties in a  compact and secure manner. A claim is a key-value pair that asserts something about a subject. 

The diagram below will give you a very simple idea of how a JWT is layered. It is a set of claims as a JSON object, that is secured by a JWS (JSON Web Signature) or a JWE (JSON Web Encryption) layer.
how a JWT is layered



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