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# [JWT Made Authentication Look Easy… Until I Tried to Secure It](https://thesbd.hashnode.dev/jwt-made-authentication-look-easy-until-i-tried-to-secure-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

JWT has a reputation: “Just sign a token and you're done.” That works… until you try to build a secure authentication system. I recently built a refresh token system for my project, and what I disco

Mar 21 · 4 min read · thesbd.hashnode.dev  
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