Using Cookies and JWTs for Secure Authentication Course

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Free Online Course: Using Cookies and JWTs for Secure Authentication Course provided by Treehouse is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
  • Refactor an existing authentication project by using cookies and JSON Web Token to increase security. Cookies are a way for a browser to store information while tokens are a stand-in or representation for something else.

Syllabus
  • Cookies

    Cookies are a way for a browser to store information. This can be anything from a language preference to how a visitor found about a site. Cookies are used on any type of site, even ones that don't use authentication.

    Chevron 12 steps
    • Securing Browser Information

      3:21

    • Cookies vs Session Storage

      3:04

    • Secure Browsing

      5 questions

    • Creating a Cookie

      3:42

    • Storing and Retrieving Cookies

      3:57

    • Working with Cookies

      2 objectives

    • Cookie Settings

      2:11

    • Managing Cookies

      6:27

    • Managing Cookie Settings

      5 questions

    • Decoding Cookies

      3:09

    • Using Cookies for Authentication

      3:01

    • Cookies

      5 questions

    JSON Web Tokens

    Tokens are a stand-in or representation for something else. In the real world, this may be a key card that lets you access a building, or a wedding ring that represents your vows. Both of these are a type of token.

    Chevron 7 steps
    • JSON Web Tokens

      2:13

    • Setting up the Packages

      4:55

    • Working with JWT

      5 questions

    • Building a JWT

      2:49

    • Decoding a JWT

      3:27

    • The Continuing Journey

      1:34

    • JSON Web Tokens

      7 questions