JWT: Ultimate How-To Guide With Best Practices In JavaScript

JSON Web Token in Node.js from basics to code examples

Martin Novak
Better Programming
Published in
14 min readNov 24, 2021

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JSON Web Token (JWT) 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.

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Martin is a product manager at work, a software developer in his free time, and an entrepreneur at heart.