What is bearer token C#?

Bearer Tokens (or just Tokens) are commonly used to authenticate Web APIs because they are framework independent , unlike something like Cookie Authentication that is tightly coupled with ASP.NET Core framework. JSON Web Tokens (JWT) is commonly used to transfer user claims to the server as a base 64 URL encoded value.

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How does JWT Bearer Token work?

In short, JWTs are used as a secure way to authenticate users and share information. Typically, a private key, or secret, is used by the issuer to sign the JWT. The receiver of the JWT will verify the signature to ensure that the token hasn’t been altered after it was signed by the issuer .

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Should I use bearer token?

A security token with the property that any party in possession of the token (a “bearer”) can use the token in any way that any other party in possession of it can. Using a bearer token does not require a bearer to prove possession of cryptographic key material (proof-of-possession) .14 Eyl 2014

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