---
title: "JWT Explained"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/jwt-explained-nxuvnjocj
source_url: https://dev.to/manav-1011/jwt-explained-19o6
type: article
source: "Community Picks"
published: 2024-05-16T08:12:26.610Z
updated: 2024-05-16T08:12:25.511Z
tags: ["security", "webdev", "authentication", "authorization", "jwt"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 20
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# JWT Explained

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 3 min read · 20 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn about JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), their structure, how they work, and the advantages they offer over traditional session tokens.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#authorization](https://daily.dev/tags/authorization), [#jwt](https://daily.dev/tags/jwt)

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