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# [Understanding Sessions, Cookies, and JWT Authentication](https://understanding-javascript-methods.hashnode.dev/understanding-sessions-cookies-and-jwt-authentication?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Authentication is one of the most important parts of backend development. Whenever users: log in access accounts stay signed in the server needs a way to identify them. This is where: sessions

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