--- title: Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth -... description: Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1. We discuss the problems each method solves and how to choose the right... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/password-session-cookie-token-jwt-sso-oauth---authentication-explained---part-1-713xf4khd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1 | daily.dev og:description: Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1. We discuss the problems each method solves and how to choose the right... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/password-session-cookie-token-jwt-sso-oauth---authentication-explained---part-1-713xf4khd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/713XF4kHD.png og:image:alt: Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1 **[ByteByteGo](https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego)** · 3 min read · 227 upvotes · 6 comments ## Summary Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1. We discuss the problems each method solves and how to choose the right authentication method for our needs. The diagram below shows where these methods apply in a typical website architecture and their meanings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ksingh9000** · 8 upvotes > Seems nice, just need to pay to read the whole article, unfortunately. **@ahmadjoya** · 4 upvotes > thank you. waiting for Part 2 **@nevercodealone** · 0 upvotes > When is Part2 planned? **@devinschumacher** · 0 upvotes > perfect timing **@lollipox** · 0 upvotes > awesome ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#authorization](https://daily.dev/tags/authorization), [#jwt](https://daily.dev/tags/jwt) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/password-session-cookie-token-jwt-sso-oauth---authentication-explained---part-1-713xf4khd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/password-session-cookie-token-jwt-sso-oauth---authentication-explained---part-1-713xf4khd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/password-session-cookie-token-jwt-sso-oauth---authentication-explained---part-1-713xf4khd"},"datePublished":"2023-04-05T15:31:28.360Z","dateModified":"2023-04-05T15:31:28.358Z","description":"Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1. 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