# JWT authentication: Best practices and when to use it

DevFeed: [JWT authentication: Best practices and when to use it](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/jwt-authentication-best-practices-and-when-to-use-it-4353.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.logrocket.com/jwt-authentication-best-practices/>)

Author: Flavio Copes

Published: 2026-07-23T17:00:27Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [LogRocket Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/logrocket-blog.md>)

Topics: [JSON Web Tokens](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jwt.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>), [JSON](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json.md>), [payload](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/payload.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [OAuth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth.md>), [OAuth 2.0](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth2.md>), [OpenID connect (OIDC)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oidc.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains JWTs as a token format for transmitting claims between a server and client, covering their structure, encoding, authentication and authorization uses, security concerns, and best practices. It also discusses OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, secure token storage, refresh token rotation, XSS and CSRF risks, and when server-side sessions may be preferable.

## Source excerpt

A guide for using JWT authentication to prevent basic security issues while understanding the shortcomings of JWTs. The post JWT authentication: Best practices and when to use it appeared first on LogRocket Blog.