Is JWT same as OAuth2?

JWT and OAuth2 are entirely different and serve different purposes, but they are compatible and can be used together . The OAuth2 protocol does not specify the format of the tokens, therefore JWTs can be incorporated into the usage of OAuth2.

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Why is JWT not good?

Bottom line. Although JWT does eliminate the database lookup, it introduces security issues and other complexities while doing so . Security is binary—either it’s secure or it’s not. Thus making it dangerous to use JWT for user sessions.

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What is http Bearer Token?

Bearer Tokens are the predominant type of access token used with OAuth 2.0 . A Bearer Token is an opaque string, not intended to have any meaning to clients using it. Some servers will issue tokens that are a short string of hexadecimal characters, while others may use structured tokens such as JSON Web Tokens.

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