🆚 JSON Web Token vs. OAuth

JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard (RFC 7519) that defines a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.

OAuth is an open standard authorization protocol that allows applications to obtain limited access to user accounts without sharing passwords across web, mobile, and desktop environments.

It uses token-based authorization with access and refresh tokens, lets users grant specific permissions to applications such as access to profile data or contacts, and is widely adopted by online service providers such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and GitHub.

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• ⬆️ 21st most popular in Norway in the Standards category.
• ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Russia in the Standards category.
• ⬆️ 27th most popular in Vietnam in the Standards category.
• ⬆️ 32nd most popular in Austria in the Standards category.
• ⬆️ 32nd most popular in Turkey in the Standards category.

• 🔥 13rd most popular in Uruguay in the Standards category.
• 🔥 14th most popular in Brazil in the Standards category.
• 🔥 14th most popular in Indonesia in the Standards category.
• 🔥 14th most popular in Turkey in the Standards category.
• 🔥 14th most popular in Korea in the Standards category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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