Bearer Token A security token with the property that any party in possession of the token (a βbearerβ) can use the token in any way that any other party in possession of it can.
Middleware is software that enables one or more kinds of communication or connectivity between two or more applications or application components in a distributed network.
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. This information can be verified and trusted because it is digitally signed. JWTs can be signed using a secret (with the HMAC algorithm) or a public/private key pair using RSA or ECDSA.
is an approach to restricting system access to authorized users. It is an approach to implement mandatory access control (MAC) or discretionary access control (DAC).
is a small piece of data that a server sends to the userβs web browser. The browser may store it and send it back with later requests to the same server.