Authentication on the Web (Sessions, Cookies, JWT, localStorage, and more)

In this video, we will cover the fundamentals of user authentication in modern web applications and websites. In particular, we will explore stateful (session-based) and stateless (token-based) auth, and examine cookies, JWT, and client storage in close detail. We will also touch on security aspects inherent with each authentication scheme and lay out practical strategies for implementing authentication in single-page apps and RESTful APIs. This episode is also a companion for the MERN stack series where w