What is the advantage of JWT?

What is the advantage of JWT? – Enpatika

What is the advantage of JWT?

1 April 2022 Enpatika.com Genel

Advantages of JWT It is compact – Can be sent via URL/ Post request/HTTP Header which makes it fast for transmission and usable. Self Content – It contains the details of user (not session id in cookies like traditional request), so no need to query database to get user details.

When should I use JWT token?

1 April 2022 Enpatika.com Genel

To authenticate a user , a client application must send a JSON Web Token (JWT) in the authorization header of the HTTP request to your backend API. API Gateway validates the token on behalf of your API, so you don’t have to add any code in your API to process the authentication.