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Dec 22nd 2021. Author: Dr. Philippe de Ryck, Pragmatic Web Security, Like them or hate them, JSON Web Tokens (JWT) are everywhere. OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect rely heavily on JWTs. Many applications use JWTs to implement custom security mechanisms. And every language or framework offers plenty of support for JWTs. Unfortunately, JWTs also lie […]
You had questions, and we’ve got answers! Thank you for all the questions submitted on our webinar: “How to Best Leverage JWTs or API Security” We were unable to get to your questions, so below are all the answers to the questions that were asked! If you’d like more information please feel free to contact […]
JSON Web tokens (JWTs) are used massively in API-based applications as access tokens or to transport information across services. Unfortunately, JWT standards are quite complex and it’s very easy to get the implementation wrong. As a result, data breaches and API vulnerabilities due to poor JWT implementation, token leakage, and lack of proper validation remain widespread.
You had questions, and we’ve got answers! Thank you for all the questions submitted on our “Are you properly using JWTs?” webinar. Below are all the answers to the questions that were asked. If you’d like more information please feel free to contact us. [xyz-ihs snippet=”Jwt-webinar”] Is it considered safe if the […]
JSON Web tokens (JWTs) are used massively in API-based applications as access tokens or to transport information across services. Unfortunately, JWT are often mis-used and incorrectly handled. Massive data breaches have occurred in the last 18 months due to token leakage and lack of proper of validation.