Payload
The data section of a JWT, encoded but not encrypted, readable by anyone holding the token.
Learn it through a story
- The Token That Knew Too Much (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 6)
Related terms
- Password manager An app that generates and remembers a strong, unique password for every account you have.
- Patch cadence A regular, scheduled rhythm for applying security updates.
- Payee / payer The person or business receiving a payment, and the person sending it.
- Payment confirmation screen The step showing the receiving name before a payment is finalised.
- Perimeter The boundary a security approach is built around, once the network edge, now increasingly identity.
- Permission An app's request to access a part of your phone, like your camera or contacts.