Security
Session, Cookie, JWT, Token, SSO, and OAuth 2.0 Explained in One Diagram
User authentication and authorization require balancing security, scalability, and user experience. Sessions, cookies, tokens (including JWTs), SSO, and OAuth 2.0 represent different approaches to verifying user identity and granting access to resources, each with distinct trade-offs in terms of state management, security risks, and complexity.
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Session, Cookie, JWT, Token, SSO, and OAuth 2.0 Explained in One Diagram - System Design Diagram
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