ACArnav Chaudharyinwhat-are-access-and-refresh-tokens.hashnode.dev·Sep 12, 2025 · 5 min readUnderstanding JWT, Access Tokens, and Refresh TokensWhat are Tokens?Tokens are basic containers that store some specified data. They are used mainly for authentication and authorization in software. The various types of tokens are JWT (JSON Web tokens), OAuth tokens, etc.Instead of storing user creden...00