0002-use-jwt-for-api-authorization.md

2. Use JWT for API Authorization

Date: 2018-10-15

Status

Accepted

Context

The API portion of this application will require authentication.

JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard described by RFC 7519.

Additional Information.

Decision

We will use JWT for authentication.

Consequences

Using JWT allows us to use a best practices pattern for authentication and support libraries to make the implementation much more secure and efficient.