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Sessions vs JWTs: Choosing the Right Auth Architecture

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Sessions vs JWTs: Choosing the Right Auth Architecture

Stateful or stateless? Cookies or tokens? The auth architecture debate has real trade-offs most tutorials gloss over. Here's a practical comparison — including the refresh token mistakes that lead to silent account takeovers.

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Node.js Rate Limiting: What Happens When You Skip It

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Node.js Rate Limiting: What Happens When You Skip It

Your Express API is one curl loop away from a $4,000 cloud bill. Here's how rate limiting actually works in Node.js — and why the defaults will bite you.

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