Best of Authorization — December 2023

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   freeCodeCamp·2y

   What is an API Gateway and Why is it Useful?

   An API gateway is a fully managed service that simplifies the process of creating, publishing, maintaining, monitoring, and securing APIs. It acts as a middleman between clients and backend services, handling request validation, authorization, rate limiting, request routing, and request/response transformation. It is particularly useful in microservice architectures.

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   Article

   Permit.io·2y

   What is Token-Based Authentication?

   Explore the concept of token-based authentication, including its advantages over sessions, the different types of tokens used, and the mechanics of how it works.

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   Article

   Snyk·2y

   Top 3 security best practices for handling JWTs

   Ensure the security of your web applications by following the top 3 security best practices for handling JWTs. Keep JWTs secret, validate them properly, and set expiration times to prevent vulnerabilities and breaches. Use tools like Snyk to identify and remediate security issues related to JWTs.

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   Article

   Permit.io·2y

   12 Open Source Auth Tools That Will Help You Build Better Applications

   Discover top open-source auth projects enhancing application security, including Hanko, Supabase, and OPAL, for robust authentication and authorization.

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   Article

   Permit.io·2y

   Top 5 Access Control Features You Should Implement in 2024

   Top 5 trends in access control for 2024: passkey authentication, fine-grained authorization, policy as code, and more. Get ready to secure your application.

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   Article

   Code Maze·2y

   Implement Custom Authorization Policy Provider in ASP.NET Core

   Learn how to implement a custom authorization policy provider in ASP.NET Core to dynamically fetch and provide authorization policies based on specific requirements.

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