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Using Cookies and JWTs for Secure Authentication Course

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Overview

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Refactor an existing authentication project by using cookies and JSON Web Token to increase security. Cookies are a way for a browser to store information while tokens are a stand-in or representation for something else.

Syllabus

Cookies

Cookies are a way for a browser to store information. This can be anything from a language preference to how a visitor found about a site. Cookies are used on any type of site, even ones that don't use authentication.

Chevron 12 steps
  • Securing Browser Information

    3:21

  • Cookies vs Session Storage

    3:04

  • Secure Browsing

    5 questions

  • Creating a Cookie

    3:42

  • Storing and Retrieving Cookies

    3:57

  • Working with Cookies

    2 objectives

  • Cookie Settings

    2:11

  • Managing Cookies

    6:27

  • Managing Cookie Settings

    5 questions

  • Decoding Cookies

    3:09

  • Using Cookies for Authentication

    3:01

  • Cookies

    5 questions

JSON Web Tokens

Tokens are a stand-in or representation for something else. In the real world, this may be a key card that lets you access a building, or a wedding ring that represents your vows. Both of these are a type of token.

Chevron 7 steps
  • JSON Web Tokens

    2:13

  • Setting up the Packages

    4:55

  • Working with JWT

    5 questions

  • Building a JWT

    2:49

  • Decoding a JWT

    3:27

  • The Continuing Journey

    1:34

  • JSON Web Tokens

    7 questions

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