What is the structure of a JSON Web Token (JWT) and what information does it contain?
Saturday, 05 August 2023
by EITCA Academy
A JSON Web Token (JWT) is a compact, URL-safe means of representing claims between two parties. It is commonly used for authentication and authorization in web applications. The structure of a JWT consists of three parts: the header, the payload, and the signature. The header of a JWT contains metadata about the type of token