JWT Authentication — 7 Common Mistakes Developers Make (And How to Fix Them)

I've seen these mistakes in codebases over and over again. Don't be that developer. Why JWT Gets Misused So Often JWT (JSON Web Tokens) looks simple on the surface. You generate a token, send it to the client, verify it on the server. Easy, right? Wrong. Most developers copy a tutorial, get it "working," and ship it to production without realizing they've left massive security holes open. I've been there too. Here are the 7 mistakes I see most often — and exactly how to fix them. Mistake #1 — St