Using JWTs for Authentication, particularly as it pertains to Web based APIs

Johan Hartzenberg will be giving a talk on using JWTs for Authentication in the area of Web APIs.

The Talk:

• Intro: Authentication vs Authorisation
• What is a JSON Web Token (Demo Time: Peeking inside a JWT)
• Using an Authorisation mechanism for Authentication
• JWTs vs Cookies (OR NOT?)
• Concerns about JWTs
• Benefits of JWTs

• (Demo Time: Issuing a JWT)
• (Demo Time: Verifying a JWT)

Speaker:

Johan is a Unix systems guy with experience in integrating and running systems and projects in large corporates, tinkering with developing web apps.

Refreshments:

Prodigy Finance (https://prodigyfinance.com/)

Parking:

After 5pm there should be plenty of on-street parking available in the area. Otherwise, Wembley Square and the Jewish Museum are in the area.