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🔐 Encoding & Auth

The everyday encoding and auth formats developers hit — Base64, JSON Web Tokens and working with JSON.

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  1. 1Base64 Encoding ExplainedWhat Base64 is, why it exists, how it differs from encryption, and common uses like data URIs and email attachments — with practical examples.3 min read
  2. 2What Is a JWT (JSON Web Token)?Understand JSON Web Tokens: the header, payload, and signature, how JWTs are used for authentication, and why you should never trust an unverified token.4 min read
  3. 3How to Compare Two JSON Files (JSON Diff)Learn how to compare two JSON files or objects and spot exactly what changed — added, removed and modified keys — with a JSON diff tool.4 min read
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