Stateless Authentication vs Cookie-Based Authentication

Developers should use stateless authentication when building scalable, distributed applications such as microservices architectures, APIs, or single-page applications (SPAs) where server-side session storage would be a bottleneck meets developers should use cookie-based authentication when building traditional web applications with server-side rendering (e. Here's our take.

Stateless Authentication

Nice Pick

Developers should use stateless authentication when building scalable, distributed applications such as microservices architectures, APIs, or single-page applications (SPAs) where server-side session storage would be a bottleneck

Pros

• It is ideal for scenarios requiring horizontal scaling, as it eliminates the need for session affinity or shared session stores, simplifying deployment across multiple servers or cloud instances
• Related to: json-web-tokens, oauth-2

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Cookie-Based Authentication

Developers should use cookie-based authentication when building traditional web applications with server-side rendering (e

Pros

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• Related to: session-management, http-cookies

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Stateless Authentication if: You want it is ideal for scenarios requiring horizontal scaling, as it eliminates the need for session affinity or shared session stores, simplifying deployment across multiple servers or cloud instances and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Cookie-Based Authentication if: You prioritize g over what Stateless Authentication offers.

The Bottom Line

Stateless Authentication wins

Developers should use stateless authentication when building scalable, distributed applications such as microservices architectures, APIs, or single-page applications (SPAs) where server-side session storage would be a bottleneck