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samsch / stop-using-jwts.md
Last active July 15, 2024 09:26
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
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rafaelstz / get.js
Last active October 6, 2023 14:35
AJAX GET and POST with pure Javascript
// Exemplo de requisição GET
var ajax = new XMLHttpRequest();
// Seta tipo de requisição e URL com os parâmetros
ajax.open("GET", "minha-url-api.com/?name=Henry&lastname=Ford", true);
// Envia a requisição
ajax.send();
// Cria um evento para receber o retorno.