Guru: Web Concepts For The RPG Developer, Part 4
October 21, 2024 Chris Ringer
The final article in this series is about the JWT (JSON Web Token). If you wish to review the previous articles, you can drill back from part three. For unattended machine to machine (M2M) processes, a JWT string is a formatted container for requesting access to a resource server. I think of a resource server as the applications. And in our case, the JWT has an asymmetric signature.
But really, what is a JWT? It’s similar to a temporary driver’s license. Think about your last visit to a hotel (figure 1).
Steps:
- You present your ID (JWT) during check-in