Is JWT Really Stateless?
🛡️ Is JWT Really Stateless? A Common Misconception and Its Solution JSON Web Tokens (JWT) are often described as stateless. While that’s technically true in how they’re designed, taking it literally can create serious security challenges. If JWTs are completely stateless, how do we handle real-world scenarios like Logout, Password Change, or Multi-Device Logins? Let’s dig deeper. 🛂 JWT vs Passport: A Simple Analogy Think of a passport. If it only had your name and age, but no issuing authority, country, expiry date, or passport number—would it be trustworthy? ...