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obskyr / jitai.user.js
Last active August 23, 2023 09:47
Jitai (字体): A fairly full-featured font randomizer for WaniKani.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Jitai
// @version 1.3.2
// @description Display WaniKani reviews in randomized fonts, for more varied reading training.
// @author Samuel (@obskyr)
// @copyright 2016-2018, obskyr
// @license MIT
// @namespace http://obskyr.io/
// @homepageURL https://gist.github.com/obskyr/9f3c77cf6bf663792c6e
// @icon http://i.imgur.com/qyuR9bD.png
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samsch / stop-using-jwts.md
Last active May 26, 2024 19:07
Stop using JWTs

Stop using JWTs!

TLDR: JWTs should not be used for keeping your user logged in. They are not designed for this purpose, they are not secure, and there is a much better tool which is designed for it: regular cookie sessions.

If you've got a bit of time to watch a presentation on it, I highly recommend this talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYeekwv3vC4 (Note that other topics are largely skimmed over, such as CSRF protection. You should learn about other topics from other sources. Also note that "valid" usecases for JWTs at the end of the video can also be easily handled by other, better, and more secure tools. Specifically, PASETO.)

A related topic: Don't use localStorage (or sessionStorage) for authentication credentials, including JWT tokens: https://www.rdegges.com/2018/please-stop-using-local-storage/

The reason to avoid JWTs comes down to a couple different points:

  • The JWT specification is specifically designed only for very short-live tokens (~5 minute or less). Sessions