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Authentication while calling API's: Did you know this ? Httparty provides a basic_auth for Basic Authentication. Httparty provides us a way for basic authentication credentials for http request using basic_auth. Let's say while making a request to an API, it needs to authentiate username and password on every request,HTTP Basic Authentication involves sending a username and password with each request. If the server needs an authentication , the previously set authentication credentials will be included in the request headers. PS: avoid writing the auth credentisla directly in the code use ENV or more secure approach.

Five Different API Authentication Methods - Basic Auth: uses a username and password to access the API - API Keys: unique keys generated by the API provider to authenticate and authorize API requests - OAuth 2.0: delegated access to resources without sharing credentials - JSON Web Tokens: creating secure access tokens that can be used for authentication and authorization - Header API Authentication: require API consumers to add one or more authentication-related headers to API requests

Finally gathered the courage to start reading the HTTP/1.1, and HTTP/2 RFC this past weekend, implementing HTTP/1.1 compliant with RFC9112 by IETF and then plan to extend it into HTTP/2 support! So far RFC for HTTP/1.1 seems fairly straight forward, and easy to understand. Started getting some rough code out, lots more to go! https://lnkd.in/gHJGbsgj

Trying to learn how Bearer Tokens work with .Net 8 to secure API's. I've got an Account Controller with a register and login endpoint, and a resource controller with a endpoint with an Authorize attribute. After you register and login, you receive a bearer token you can pass in the header to get a 200 on the authorized endpoint! https://lnkd.in/eM43m-sc

Basic Authentication Basic authentication is one of the simplest and most widely used methods of authentication for APIs. It involves sending the username and password of the user or the client as a base64 encoded string in the Authorization header of the request. To test APIs with Postman that require basic authentication, you can use the Authorization tab in the request builder and select Basic Auth from the dropdown menu. Then, enter your username and password in the fields and Postman will automatically generate the header for you. You can also use variables or environment variables to store your credentials and use them in different requests.

⚫ Next.js authentication can be tricky I just wrote a blog post about Next.js authentication best practices. Here's what I learned: 1. Middleware vs. Page Component Authentication   - Middleware: Better performance, cleaner code   - Page Component: More flexible, easier to implement - Both are ok solutions 2. Avoid auth in layout components   - They don't re-render on client-side navigation. It can be bypassed. 3. If you want to preserve static rendering   - Use middleware for auth   - Avoid adding auth inside specific routes 4. Server Actions need their own auth checks 5. Use the Proximity Principle   - Keep auth checks close to where data is used 6. Multi-layered approach is the safest   - Combine middleware, page-level, and data access checks. TL;DR: Use middleware, avoiding layout auth. Do it in pages and routes to be safer. Protect your server actions too.

Check out my latest blog: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding OAuth 2.0.

https://lnkd.in/dBwHUDnz secretgen-controller is a controller that enables the generation of Secrets with specific types of information using special CRDs. Supported types include: • Certificate (CAs, leafs) • Password • RSA Key • SSH Key • Secret Template Field In other words, instead of you manually inputting the information, it is generated automatically. Additionally, it offers the capability to: • Import and export secrets between namespaces using SecretExport and SecretImport • Define how to create a secret from information in other resources using SecretTemplate For more details, you can refer to the documentation (https://lnkd.in/drUx6BPw) and the examples directory (https://lnkd.in/dUrxrTmW). This controller should be of interest to those who work with secrets using the push method (as opposed to pull). ru https://lnkd.in/dGidHHxq

High CVE-2023-39438: CLA assistant - Missing Authorization check allows certain operations on CLA Assistant data A missing authorization check allows an arbitrary authenticated user to perform certain operations through the API of CLA-assistant by executing specific additional steps. This allows an arbitrary authenticated user to read CLA information including information of the persons who signed them as well as custom fields the CLA requester had configured. In addition, an arbitrary authenticated user can update or delete the CLA-configuration for repositories or organizations using CLA-assistant. The stored access tokens for GitHub are not affected, as these are redacted from the API-responses. CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 8.1 https://lnkd.in/dnAMUhnX

Task 2: Completed ( Password Generator) Introducing our Password Generator! Secure and simplify your logins with automatically generated strong passwords. Check out the video to see it in action! Explore the code on GitHub: https://lnkd.in/eGvmqbm4 #programmertech