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Explains the acquisition flow and configuration but stops short of detailing JWT claim structure or signature validation.

JSON Web Token

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A JSON Web Token is a compact, signed token format for representing claims exchanged between parties.

A JSON Web Token (JWT) is a compact, signed token that represents claims exchanged between parties. In a .NET MAUI app, it can authenticate calls to protected API resources after a user signs in through an OpenID Connect identity provider. section 8.1.2

A typical mobile authentication flow proceeds as follows:

WebAuthenticator opens the identity provider's login page in a browser. section 8.1.2

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Secure APIsA JSON Web Token is a compact, URL-safe token format for representing claims that can be digitally signed or encrypted.
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ASP.NET Core in Action, 3eA JSON Web Token, or JWT, is a compact, signed token format for representing claims between parties.
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Spring Security in Action, Second EditionA JSON Web Token is a compact token format that represents claims as a digitally signed or otherwise protected JSON-based value.
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Effective Platform EngineeringA JSON Web Token is a compact, signed token format for conveying claims between parties.
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.NET in Action, Second EditionA JSON Web Token is a compact, URL-safe token format for conveying claims between parties, commonly with a digitally signed or authenticated representation.
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Software Security for DevelopersJSON Web Token is a compact, URL-safe format for representing claims that can be transmitted between parties.
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Building Web APIs with ASP.NET CoreJSON Web Token (JWT) is a compact, claims-based token format for securely transmitting information between parties.
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Spring in Action, Sixth EditionA JWT is a compact, signed or encrypted JSON-based token format for conveying claims between parties.
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Go in Practice, Second EditionA JSON Web Token is a signed token format for transmitting claims between parties, commonly including identity information.
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Grokking Web Application SecurityA JSON Web Token is a compact, digitally signed token format that carries claims about a subject, such as a user's profile information.

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Related concepts

OpenID Connect ID tokenincludes · An OpenID Connect ID token is a signed token containing claims about an authenticated end user, the authentication event, and the client for which it was issued.
cookiealternative to · An HTTP cookie is a small piece of data that a server asks a user agent to store and return with subsequent requests within its scope.
claimhas part · A claim is an assertion or formal demand concerning a subject, fact, right, or loss.
authenticationused by · Authentication is the process of establishing or verifying the identity of a user, service, device, or other communicating entity.
opaque tokenalternative to · An opaque token is an access token whose contents are not directly interpretable by its recipient, typically requiring server-side validation or lookup.
JWT headerhas part · A JWT header is the JSON-encoded metadata section of a JSON Web Token that typically identifies its type, signing algorithm, and key.

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