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Respond to the link/clickbait post on Prevoty Blog

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#66 opened on Jun 12, 2016

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http://blog.prevoty.com/does-jwt-put-your-web-app-at-risk The blog does not accept comments so I propose we have a section in the readme for our response...

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Read the linked blog post and summarize the author's arguments about JWT security risks. Then propose a response section for the README that addresses those points, citing sources if needed.
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backendsecurityauthentication
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GitBasic understanding of JWT
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90