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by dmix 4318 days ago
Client-side token based authentication is pretty well used and tested. It's even being standardized as JWT (JSON Web Token):

http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token...

Additionally, there are quite a few benefits to using Token auth over cookie-based auth as well, such as not having to worry about CRSF protection:

https://auth0.com/blog/2014/01/07/angularjs-authentication-w...

I'd say cookies have a greater risk of being intercepted and hijacked than a token-based system.

But every implementation has flaws even if the underlying concept has been vetted. But if you're protecting sensitive information, it's always good to hire a security expert to test your systems.