Episode 261
JSON Web Token
Fri, 2018-Jan-19 01:37 UTC
Length - 2:24
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With 2,271,323 views on Thursday, 18 January 2018 our article of the day is JSON Web Token.
JSON Web Token (JWT, pronounced ) is a JSON-based open standard (RFC 7519) for creating access tokens that assert some number of claims. For example, a server could generate a token that has the claim "logged in as admin" and provide that to a client. The client could then use that token to prove that it is logged in as admin. The tokens are signed by the server's key, so the client and server are both able to verify that the token is legitimate. The tokens are designed to be compact, URL-safe and usable especially in web browser single sign-on (SSO) context. JWT claims can be typically used to pass identity of authenticated users between an identity provider and a service provider, or any other type of claims as required by business processes. The tokens can also be authenticated and encrypted.
JWT relies on other JSON-based standards: JWS (JSON Web Signature) RFC 7515 and JWE (JSON Web Encryption) RFC 7516.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:37 UTC on Friday, 19 January 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Web_Token.
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