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security

Apache CXF CVE-2026-50627: JWT Audience Checks for Keycloak APIs

CVE-2026-50627 let Apache CXF skip the JWT audience claim check. Here is what every resource server must validate on Keycloak…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire12 min read
Definition and Basics

JWT sub Claim Explained: Unique Only Per Issuer

The JWT sub claim identifies a user only within one issuer. Why your key must be iss plus sub, why…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire8 min read
Definition and Basics

ID Token vs Access Token: Differences and How to Validate

An ID token tells your app who signed in; an access token tells an API what the caller may do.…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire7 min read
security

CVE-2026-5430: WSO2 JWT Bypass and Your Keycloak APIs

CVE-2026-5430 let forged JWTs past WSO2 API Manager authentication. Here is how you pin algorithms and fail closed on APIs…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire12 min read
best-practices

ML-DSA Signature Size and the 4 KB Cookie Limit (Keycloak Prep)

ML-DSA signatures run 2,420 to 4,627 bytes against RS256's 256 bytes. The token size math, the 4 KB cookie wall…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire10 min read
JWT Token Lifecycle: Expiration, Refresh, and Revocation
security-best-practices

JWT Token Lifecycle: Expiration, Refresh, and Revocation

JWT lifecycle guide: expiration, refresh token rotation per RFC 9700, Keycloak revocation, and Spring Boot resource server validation with zero…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire11 min read
Session Management: Cookies vs Tokens vs Server-Side
security

Session Management: Cookies vs Tokens vs Server-Side

Cookies vs tokens vs server-side sessions for distributed systems: security trade-offs, 2026 cookie changes, and how Keycloak persists sessions by…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire11 min read
JWKS Explained: JSON Web Key Sets and Keycloak Key Rotation
Definition and Basics

JWKS Explained: JSON Web Key Sets and Keycloak Key Rotation

Learn what JWKS means, how to verify JWT signatures safely, and how to rotate Keycloak signing keys with overlap while…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire13 min read
How to Verify a Keycloak Access Token on the Backend
Tutorials

How to Verify a Keycloak Access Token on the Backend

Verify Keycloak access tokens on your backend: local JWT signature checks with JWKS, token introspection, claim validation, and Java, Node,…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire11 min read
troubleshooting

Keycloak 'Token Not Active' Clock Skew: How to Fix

Fix Keycloak 'token is not active' and 'JWT issued in the future' errors caused by clock skew: sync server time…

Guilliano MolaireGuilliano Molaire7 min read

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