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title: Do not put sensitive data in objects
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# Do not put sensitive data in objects

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

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

**Language:** JavaScript

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [312](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/312.html)

## Description{% #description %}

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

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

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

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

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

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