Authentication: JSON Web Tokens

[jonathanbossenger]

Details

• Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Lesson
• Content title: Authentication with JSON Web Tokens
• Topic description: How to use JSON Web Tokens for WP REST API authentication instead of Application Passwords
• Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer

• Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any): Intermediate

  Prerequisites

  It is assumed that the learner has already completed the following lessons:

• Beginner WordPress developer

• Modules 1 - 8

  Learning Objectives

• Define what JSON Web Tokens are, and why you might want to use them
• Implement JSON Web Token authentication using one of the available plugins.

  Related Resources and Other Notes

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/JWT/

  Automation Code