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21 lines
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title: JSON Web Token (JWT)
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id: jwt
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date: 2023-01-17
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full_link: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7519
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short_description: >
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A means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties.
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aka:
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tags:
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- security
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- architecture
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---
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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
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authentication tokens to verify the identity of entities that want to perform
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actions in a cluster.
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