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What is the best way to store token?
A JWT needs to be stored in a safe place inside the user’s browser. If you store it inside localStorage, it’s accessible by any script inside your page. This is as bad as it sounds; an XSS attack could give an external attacker access to the token.
Where should I store the access token?
Therefore, the access token should be stored on the web application server only. It should not be exposed to the browser, and it doesn’t need to, because the browser never makes any direct requests to the resource server.
Should we store tokens in database?
It depends. If you have multiple servers of keep the token between server restarts than you need to persist it somewhere. The database is usually an easy choice. If you have a single server and don’t care that your users have to sign in again after a restart, than you can just keep it in the memory.
How long should JWT token last?
2 hours
JWT Token has an expiration of 2 hours. The token is refreshed every hour by the client. If the user token is not refreshed (user is inactive and the app is not open) and expires, they will need to log in whenever they want to resume.
Where are oauth2 tokens stored?
3 Answers. The client, in OAuth terminology, is the component that makes requests to the resource server, in your case, the client is the server of a web application (NOT the browser). Therefore, the access token should be stored on the web application server only.
Which is the best way to store tokens?
Auth0 recommends storing tokens in browser memory as the most secure option. Using Web Workers to handle the transmission and storage of tokens is the best way to protect the tokens, as Web Workers run in a separate global scope than the rest of the application.
When to use local storage for access tokens?
Using browser local storage can be a viable alternative to mechanisms that require retrieving the access token from an iframe and to cookie-based authentication across domains when these are not possible due to browser restrictions (for example, ITP2).
Where do I store my JWT tokens on my computer?
With token-based authentication, you are given the choice of where to store the JWT. We strongly recommend that you store your tokens in local storage/session storage or a cookie. Web Storage (local storage/session storage) Commonly, the JWT is placed in the browsers local storage and this works well for most use cases.
The authorization server could store the token in the request body (e.g., in JSON format) rather than in a cookie. However, this makes no difference, because the client can see and process the entire response anyway.