ByteByteGo·3ySessions, Tokens, JWT, SSO, and OAuth in One Diagram
The article explains the concepts of sessions, tokens, JWT, SSO, and OAuth in one diagram and discusses the impact of web session management on web applications. It also provides information on the most used Linux commands and outlines the aspects of cloud-native adoption. Additionally, it compares the event sourcing system design with the normal CRUD system design.
ByteByteGo·3yEP69: Explaining JSON Web Token (JWT) To a 10 Year Old Kid
This week’s system design refresher: DevOps vs. SRE vs. Platform Engineering. Explaining JSON Web Token (JWT) to a 10-year-old Kid is a special box called a JWT. The header is like the label on the outside of the box. It tells us what type of box it is and how it's secured.
ByteByteGo·3yUnderstanding Database Types
A complex application usually uses several different databases, each catering to a specific aspect of the application’s needs. In this comprehensive three-part series, we’ll explore the art of database selection. To make the best decision for our projects, it is essential to understand the various types of databases available in the market.
ByteByteGo·3yPassword, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1
Password, Session, Cookie, Token, JWT, SSO, OAuth - Authentication Explained - Part 1. We discuss the problems each method solves and how to choose the right authentication method for our needs. The diagram below shows where these methods apply in a typical website architecture and their meanings.
ByteByteGo·3yEP68: Top architectural styles
New Relic APM 360 goes beyond incident response and unlocks daily performance, security, and development insights for all engineers in one unified view. Firewall explained to Kids… and Adults A firewall is a network security system that controls and filters network traffic, acting as a watchman between a private network and the public Internet.
ByteByteGo·3yEP80: Explaining 8 Popular Network Protocols in 1 Diagram
The article explains 8 popular network protocols, including HTTP, HTTP/3, HTTPS, WebSocket, TCP, UDP, SMTP, and FTP. It also discusses the architecture of Docker and the evolution of message queue architectures from IBM MQ to RabbitMQ, Kafka, and Pulsar. Additionally, it provides an overview of different types of databases, including relational DB, OLAP DB, and NoSQL DBs.
ByteByteGo·3yA Crash Course in DNS
DNS is a crucial service that translates domain names into IP addresses, allowing users to access websites and resources using memorable domain names. It provides services such as host-to-IP address mapping, host aliasing, email routing, and load balancing. DNS operates as a distributed hierarchical system, with root DNS servers at the top, followed by top-level domain servers and authoritative DNS servers. There are two main methods of query resolution in DNS: iterative query resolution and recursive query resolution.
ByteByteGo·3yEP76: Netflix's Tech Stack
In this CEO-approved slide deck, you’ll find simple ways to communicate how your team is increasing engineering efficiency. For too many engineering leaders, the most stressful part of their job isn’t a bug or a system crash. The CTO Board Deck is your secret weapon for owning any boardroom you enter.
ByteByteGo·2yEP91: REST API Authentication Methods
This post discusses REST API authentication methods, including basic authentication, token authentication, OAuth authentication, and API key authentication. It also explains the differences between symmetric encryption and asymmetric encryption. Redis data persistence options (AOF and RDB) are also explored.
ByteByteGo·3yEP56: System Design Blueprint: The Ultimate Guide
Amazon has created a unique build system, known as Brazil, to enhance productivity and empower Amazon’s micro-repo driven collaboration. McDonald's standardizes events using the following components: an event registry to define a standardized schema. An event gateway that performs identity authentication and authorization.
ByteByteGo·3yHow to Choose a Message Queue?
The diagram below shows how it works: When the cashier takes an order, a new order is created in the database-backed queue. For Starbucks’ use case, a simple database queue meets the requirements without needing Kafka. RabbitMQ works like a messaging middleware - it pushes messages to consumers then deletes them upon acknowledgment.
ByteByteGo·2yKubernetes: When and How to Apply It
Kubernetes is a container orchestration platform that offers infrastructure efficiency, enhanced developer productivity, easy scalability, application portability, consistent environments, resilience, a large ecosystem, and vendor neutrality. However, it also comes with drawbacks such as complexity, resource overheads, security concerns, resource underutilization, upgrade headaches, and limited support for stateful apps. Kubernetes excels for large-scale, distributed applications but may not be necessary for every workload.