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> I don't know, what's the use-case? Server-server interaction? Then they still need to share a key to validate the JWT. And probably all but the user-facing se
by formerly_proven 1y ago
> I don't know, what's the use-case? Server-server interaction? Then they still need to share a key to validate the JWT. And probably all but the user-facing server doesn't need to be exposed to public internet anyway so why the hoopla adding JWT?
JWTs across servers are typically used with signatures, not in HMAC mode (so no globally shared HMAC keys). Then the issuer simply exposes a JWKS endpoint for downstream consumers (so no additional maintenance to distribute public keys).