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What is a JWT, and how can it go wrong?

A JWT (JSON Web Token) is a signed login token. Anyone can read it, but only the server can sign it. A weak JWT setup lets attackers become any user.

A JWT (JSON Web Token) is a signed login token. Anyone can read it, but only the server can sign it. A weak JWT setup lets attackers become any user.
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A JWT (JSON Web Token) is a signed login token. Anyone can read it, but only the server can sign it. A weak JWT setup lets attackers become any user.

Learn more in the lesson: 41.6 Application-Level Hijack: URL Tokens, CSRF, JWT

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