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# [JWT Authentication: I Locked Myself Out of My Own API and Learned How Tokens Work](https://blog.saumyagrawal.in/jwt-authentication-i-locked-myself-out-of-my-own-api-and-learned-how-tokens-work?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

top leaving your Express APIs wide open. Learn how JSON Web Tokens work, from stateless authentication to building secure middleware from scratch.

May 6 · 20 min read · blog.saumyagrawal.in  
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