Stop Using JWTs
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Summary
JWTs should not be used for user session management; they are designed for short-lived tokens (~5 minutes) and lack the security guarantees needed for persistent login. Stateless authentication is a fallacy—secure session handling requires server-side state, making traditional cookie sessions both safer and more flexible. Alternatives like PASETO exist for short-term tokens, but for sessions, use framework-native session middleware with a database-backed store.
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