# A web SDK account does not provide JWT credentials, correct?

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/a-web-sdk-account-does-not-provide-jwt-credentials-correct/58664>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [October 11, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/a-web-sdk-account-does-not-provide-jwt-credentials-correct/58664 "2021-10-11T07:44:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![simkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/simkin/32/31663_2.png) [@simkin](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/simkin)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/a-web-sdk-account-does-not-provide-jwt-credentials-correct/58664/1 "2021-10-11T07:44:37Z")

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**Description**  
a web SDK account does not provide JWT credentials, correct?  
So that account’s key / secret cannot be used to generate a signature  
for using the web SDK.  
Why then do i need such an account?  
Also, I used my regular zoom account and was able to create both JWT  
and web SDK credentials. …  
how does that make sense?

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/a-web-sdk-account-does-not-provide-jwt-credentials-correct/58664/2 "2021-10-11T17:57:35Z")

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Hey @simkin ,

For the [Video SDKs](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/video/introduction), you need a [Video SDK Zoom Account](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/video/developer-accounts).

You can then use the Video SDK app key and secret to [generate the Web Video SDK signature](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/video/web/build/signature).

Here is a sample app:

> **[GitHub - zoom/videosdk-sample-signature-node.js: Generate a signature to...](https://github.com/zoom/videosdk-sample-signature-node.js)**
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> Generate a signature to Start and Join Sessions with the Zoom Web Video SDK. - GitHub - zoom/videosdk-sample-signature-node.js: Generate a signature to Start and Join Sessions with the Zoom Web Vid...

Let me know if this clears things up. 🙂

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/a-web-sdk-account-does-not-provide-jwt-credentials-correct/58664/3 "2021-11-11T03:58:33Z")

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Closed on November 11, 2021, 3:58am UTC

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