dwyl/learn-json-web-tokens

clarify that JWT is not encryption ...

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#55 opened on Mar 23, 2016

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The question has come up a couple of time when explaining JWTs to beginners. so its worth clarifying that JTWs are not encrypted, they are signed ...

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Clarify in the documentation that JWT is signed, not encrypted, and explain the difference.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backendsecuritydocumentation
Issue type
Documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
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Under 1 hour
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
basic understanding of JWT
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90