Do not put sensitive data in objects

Metadata

ID: javascript-node-security/jwt-sensitive-data

Language: JavaScript

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 312

Never include sensitive information in a JWT. Instead, only use non-personal information to identify the end-user.

jwt.sign(
    {user: { email: 'foo@bar.com'}}
)

jwt.sign(
    {user: { lastname: 'babar'}}
)

jwt.sign(
    {user: { id: 42}}
)

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rulesets:
  - javascript-node-security     # Rules to enforce JavaScript node security.

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