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Where should you store JWT tokens on the client side? What are the security tradeoffs?

localStorage/sessionStorage are readable by any JS on the page (XSS-vulnerable). An HttpOnly cookie is safe from XSS but vulnerable to CSRF unless mitigated with SameSite=Strict/Lax or a CSRF token. Common best practice: keep the access token only in memory (a JS variable) and put the refresh token in an HttpOnly cookie.

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