Web & HTTP
2 articles in this category.
·3 min read
What is a JWT?
A short reference on JSON Web Tokens — the three-part structure, the algorithms that sign them, what they are good for, what they are bad for, and why you should not roll your own auth on top.
#auth
#jwt
#security
·3 min read
Understanding CORS
A short reference on Cross-Origin Resource Sharing — what counts as a cross-origin request, the simple vs preflight distinction, the headers that matter, and why CORS is a browser-side restriction rather than a server-side one.
#web
#cors
#security
#http