Becoming a “Secret” Agent: Securing Your GraphQL Backend with JWTs
Are you confused about how authentication and authorization relate to your GraphQL API? You’re not alone! It’s no secret that learning auth is hard enough on its own, let alone while trying to understand how it fits with GraphQL. Let’s demystify authentication with some practical teaching on how to use JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) to add authentication to your GraphQL APIs! We’ll first shed light on some auth terminology and talk about the problem of delegated access. We’ll also discuss options to …