Hello, I have a backend application in go and I am using jwt authentication method for my api’s. I have two questions: Which one the best algorithm for secure an api HS256 or RS256 I have created an api using the RS256 algorithm method. When I decode the token string in the Debugger then it dec…

In addition to the documentation pointed in the other answer, you mentioned the use of Go and a problem validating the token. There as an issue with a Go library for JWT that would validate that the audience of the token was exactly the same as the one configured which could be a problem in some sit…

Which algorithm is best for security?

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swapna.dixit October 9, 2017, 4:32pm 2

You might want to go through the following links for information on both the algorithms, comparison between the two and the best security practices:

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Which algorithm is best for security?

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