Getting to Know Authentication Methods (Cookies, Sessions, JWTs)
Authentication/Authorization Authentication: Verifying who a user is. Authorization: Granting a user specific permissions. HTTP Features Statelessness: A feature where the client and server sever their connection after making a request and receiving a response. Request/Response: The server forgets the client’s information after the request and response cycle is complete. These features necessitate additional configurations for implementing services requiring authentication. Cookie A small piece of data that the server sends to the client. ...