Session Management and JWTs
Understand how sessions are managed and how JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) are used for secure user authentication.
What are Sessions?
On the web, a "session" is a way for a server to remember a user over multiple requests. Think of it like a conversation with a short-term memory.
Since HTTP requests are stateless (each request is independent), sessions help maintain context about who you are and what you're doing.
Why We Need Sessions
Imagine you log into an online store. Without a session, every time you click a new product or add an item to your cart, the server would forget you're logged in!
Sessions link together related requests from the same user, allowing for a personalized and continuous experience across your application.
All lessons in this course
- Integrating NextAuth.js
- Session Management and JWTs
- Middleware and Access Control
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)