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Comment on: Authentication with Axum
It's generally not a huge concern if you don't stuff too much data into your JWT claims, but if you want to optimize traffic for slow networks, JWT is not a great choice.3.
Developers building billing services with Axum struggle with bloated JWT claims that inflate traffic on slow networks, leading to increased latency. TokenLite offers a claim‑minimal token format and tooling that slims payloads, preserving security while cutting authentication bandwidth by up to 70%.