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Introduction of JOSE and JWT

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Introduction of JOSE and JWT

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We will implement authentication flow using Jose with JWT into our project. Now what is Jose and why are we using it with JWT? Jose stands for JSON Object Signing and Encryption. It is a framework based on JavaScript that provides security mechanism for JSON data. It offers standards for ensuring the integrity, authenticity, and confidentiality of JSON data. Jose and JWT are used together because JWT is able to reap the benefits of Jose's security components. These components include JWS that is JSON Web Signature that works by generating a digital signature to verify that the content has not been tampered with and it is to validate the identity of the sender. JWE that is JSON Web Encryption. As the name says, it uses encryption to ensure that only the intended recipient can read the content. Then we have JSON Web Key. It is a standard format for representing cryptographic keys as JSON objects, and the JSON web algorithms, which defines the algorithms used for signing, encryption, and…

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