Django REST framework JWT vs Azure Multi-Factor Authentication: What are the differences?

Developers describe Django REST framework JWT as "JSON Web Token Authentication support for Django REST Framework". This package provides JSON Web Token Authentication support for Django REST framework. Unlike some more typical uses of JWTs, this module only generates authentication tokens that will verify the user who is requesting one of your DRF protected API resources. On the other hand, Azure Multi-Factor Authentication is detailed as "It helps safeguard access to data and applications while maintaining simplicity for users". It helps safeguard access to data and applications while maintaining simplicity for users. It provides additional security by requiring a second form of authentication and delivers strong authentication via a range of easy to use authentication methods. Users may or may not be challenged for MFA based on configuration decisions that an administrator makes.

Django REST framework JWT and Azure Multi-Factor Authentication can be primarily classified as "User Management and Authentication" tools.

Some of the features offered by Django REST framework JWT are:

• JSON Web Token Authentication
• Django REST framework
• Generates authentication tokens

On the other hand, Azure Multi-Factor Authentication provides the following key features:

• Mobile app as a second factor
• Phone call as a second factor
• SMS as a second factor

Django REST framework JWT is an open source tool with 2.92K GitHub stars and 526 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Django REST framework JWT's open source repository on GitHub.