In this lesson we will look at JSON Web Tokens also called JWTs (pronounced jot).
We will look at the problem they solve and why you should use them.
Then look a few example tokens to understand their structure.
And finally implement a Fullstack NodeJS JavaScript application that uses JWTs for auth 🌹

In this lesson:

• 0:00 Guide Sections
• 0:31 Traditional Sessions
• 2:07 How JWTs Improve Scalabilty
• 2:51 JWT Structure
• 5:30 Example Backend
• 7:20 Example UI
• 9:26 Application UX
• 10:16 Why we need a JWT
• 10:46 Install JWT API
• 11:25 Sign JWT
• 11:40 Verify JWT
• 12:24 Decode JWT
• 13:12 Final UX
• 13:42 Outro

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