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API Authentication with Tokens

Miguek Grinberg Blog

In this article I'm going to show you a few common patterns for client authentication based on tokens, and how can they be implemented in a Python API back end. This method of authentication works…

Auth Schemes of REST API

Towards Data Science

The user’s data is the underlying currency that is driving the API economy. Like any currency, you need to handle it with care and transport it with caution to prevent theft. Different devices and…

A Better Authentication API

Python in Plain English

Recently, I wrote a series of posts explaining how JSON Web Tokens could be utilized in an API that was written using Flask. However, a few weeks ago, I discovered how awesome FastAPI is and have…

Creating Secure API’s with EasyAuth & FastAPI

Analytics Vidhya

Currently the API is accessible and usable by anyone with a network connection that can reach the server: Instead of re-creating users, group, roles, & permission, centralize into a single auth…

How to design a secure web API access for your website?

ByteByteGo Newsletter

How to design secure web API access for your website? When we open web API access to users, we need to make sure each API call is authenticated. This means the user must be who they claim to be. In th...

API Security Best Practices

ByteByteGo Newsletter

APIs are the backbone of modern applications. They expose a very large surface area for attacks, increasing the risk of security vulnerabilities. Common threats include SQL injection, cross-site scrip...

HTTP Basic Auth

FastAPI Documentation

HTTP Basic Auth For the simplest cases, you can use HTTP Basic Auth. In HTTP Basic Auth, the application expects a header that contains a username and a password. If it doesn't receive it, it returns...

How to secure the Rest APIs

Javarevisited

Today let’s talk about the security to protect your APIs. In this article, you will learn and understand how to build and secure APIs with various security patterns.We will discuss the best practices ...

Secure Your Azure Functions Endpoints(Open API) with Basic Authentication (.NET)

Level Up Coding

Introduction This guide explores integrating OpenAPI, the modern specification for APIs, to streamline the process. While basic authentication offers a simple approach, keep in mind it might not be su...

Authenticating HTTP Requests in Modern Web Apps

Level Up Coding

Ensuring a user is authenticated is an essential part of creating a modern web application. Today, we’ll be looking at a common approach using JWT access and refresh tokens with Axios.

JSON Web Token and Web Authentication

The Pythoneers

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How to Secure your REST API using JWT

Level Up Coding

You’ve probably heard that JSON Web Token (JWT) is the current state-of-the-art technology for securing APIs. So if you’re planning to use it, it’s important to understand how it works. This is a…