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

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.