---
title: JSON Web Token (JWT)
id: jwt
date: 2023-01-17
full_link: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7519
short_description: >
  A means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties.

aka:
tags:
- security
- architecture
---
 A means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties.

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JWTs can be digitally signed and encrypted. Kubernetes uses JWTs as
authentication tokens to verify the identity of entities that want to perform
actions in a cluster.