JSON Web Token is a standard RFC 7519 for exchanging cryptographically signed JSON data. It is probably the most popular current standard of authorization on the web, especially when it comes to microservices and distributed architecture.
Code example: https://gist.github.com/MeetMartin/78...
Full deep dive into JSON Web Token: https://betterprogramming.pub/jwt-ult...
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00:00 - JWT Basics
00:25 - Access Token & Identity Token
00:52 - What is JWT?
01:10 - JWT structure
01:43 - How to create JWT in JavaScript
02:30 - JWT Authentication
02:50 - JWT Client
03:03 - JWT Server
03:12 - How to verify JWT in JavaScript
04:28 - JWT considerations
04:58 - Good bye