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Simple JWT Storage and Request Handling - Cookies are tasty

JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) enable a stateless way of implementing authentication, in comparison to sessions. But where do you store these tokens, and how do you send them with a request to a server for authentication? There are a few different ways, but storing them in a cookie is the simplest solution.

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web #authentication #bodymovin #css #dom #fetch #flexbox #handlebars #html5 #javascript #jwt #lottie #node.js #promises #stripe

About Will

Will is a full-stack web and mobile developer from North Yorkshire, UK. See Will's Resume

Education

2016 - BSc (ARCS) Chemistry, Imperial College London. Research of computational models for carbon nanotubes in cyclo-addition reactions.

2017 - MSc Quantitative Finance, Strathclyde University, Glasgow. Industrial research at Aviva: Non-linear and machine learning models (GLM, ANN, SVM) for commercial motor fleet insurance claims frequency.

Electronics, IoT and Software Dev

After discovering Arduino, Will quickly found a passion for the intersection of digital electronics and software, and systems architecture - making things do things.

Coffee Bean Roaster - Python, Arduino
Espresso Machine Generative Art - Arduino, Java, Processing
Universal Remote Bluetooth IR Transceiver with Android and iOS applications - Arduino, Java, Android, Swift, iOS, IR Protocols
Published Sky Q IR Remote Android app - Gradle, AdSense
Wireless power station for the Amazon Echo Dot
Raspberry Pi IoT Device - Flask.py, End-to-End-Encryption
8-bit CPU using TTL logic chips and EEPROMs - Digital Computer Electronics

Currently

Working towards AWS Solutions Architect Associate cetification
Continued personal development through Udemy and Team Treehouse
Interested in Ethereum Blockchain development
Interested in P2P development - Beaker Browser and the dat protocol
Reading Factfullness by Hans Rosling

Else

When he is not messing about with software or hardware, Will listens to audiobooks and plays guitar. If he is feeling brave, he might attempt a run every now and then too.