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Class 34 Notes

Review, Research, and Discussion

1. Bearer tokens are usually a mixture of mulitple secret components. They are encrypted and sent along with requests and user data. If they are modified, authorization is not granted, the opposite can be said when the token is unchanged throughout the user’s request process.
2. Express middleware is software that happens between two parts of an express call. It must continue on for the rest of the code to run.
3. JWT stands for Json Web Token. This is a library that allows programmers to make encrypted tokens within their apps.

Terms

• Role Based Access Control: Roles are assigned to users of an app and certain roles have access to certain routes within an application.
• HTTP Cookies: Data that is stored on your local machine in a file designated by your browser.