JWT vs Session Tokens in Spring Boot: A Senior Dev's Decision Guide
The article discusses the pros and cons of using JWT versus session tokens in Spring Boot applications. It emphasizes that while JWTs are often recommended for their stateless nature, they come with significant drawbacks, particularly regarding token revocation and size. The author suggests that developers should consider their specific needs when choosing between the two authentication methods.
- ▪JWTs are stateless and scale well, but they lack immediate revocation capabilities.
- ▪Session tokens can be managed with Spring Session and Redis, allowing for instant revocation and easier scaling.
- ▪The choice between JWT and session tokens should be based on the specific requirements of the application.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 2481326) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Davide Mibelli Posted on May 21 • Originally published at Medium JWT vs Session Tokens in Spring Boot: A Senior Dev's Decision Guide #webdev #java #springboot #security Three years ago I gave the same answer every time someone asked me about authentication in Spring Boot: "use JWT, it's stateless, it scales." I was half right and half wrong, and it took inheriting two production codebases — one broken in a very specific way — to understand which half was which.
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