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# [A Beginners guide to User Authentication and Authorization with JSON WEB TOKENS versus Sessions in NodeJs](https://debbie.hashnode.dev/a-beginners-guide-to-user-authentication-and-authorization-with-json-web-tokens-versus-sessions-in-nodejs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In a web server, authentication (https://g.co/kgs/Yy9RH2) is used to verify a user in the client-side trying to access the database or the site. The server can achieve this in various ways but in most cases, the server uses the user's information li...

Nov 26, 2020 · 24 min read · debbie.hashnode.dev  
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[Hrithwik Bharadwaj](https://hashnode.com/@hrithwik)

[Feb 13, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-beginners-guide-to-user-authentication-and-authorization-with-json-web-tokens-versus-sessions-in-nodejs/5fbfeff8c350f1452c557d16/comment/6027982ae522c1626f371fcc)

Clean and detailed explanation ✅