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title: "Choosing between JWTs and opaque tokens"
description: "How can you choose JWTs or opaque tokens based on revocation and validation needs?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T03.02/"
topicId: "T03.02"
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> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you choose JWTs or opaque tokens based on revocation and validation needs?

## What we will work through

Choose JWTs or opaque tokens based on revocation and validation needs.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Inside a JWT: header, payload, and signature; The lifecycle of a server-side session.

- [Inside a JWT: header, payload, and signature](/en/articles/topics/T03.01/)
- [The lifecycle of a server-side session](/en/articles/topics/T02.02/)