How to implement basic password authentication for a minimal API in ASP.NET Core using a custom authentication handler that validates the user’s credentials against a database.

Digest authentication still can be used manually, but Mongoose does not expose API functions for this purpose. Along with authentication, authorization can be implemented using a callback registered ...

With the Firefox 60 release on May 9, Firefox became the first major browser to support the Web Authentication API. This API enables users to avoid text-based passwords for websites and instead ...

Take advantage of API key authentication to control the access of applications and services to your Web APIs in ASP.NET Core.

Authentication and authorization go hand-in-hand Some content or resources may be available for public consumption and don’t require any type of identification or authentication – think of ...

This proactive approach can help in patching weaknesses before malicious actors can exploit them Authentication and authorization are vital for API security. We've discussed the differences between ...

API authentication and authorization error-related security incidents are nearly as common as security misconfigurations, justifying the placement at the top of the list (and calling into question ...

Today, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the organization behind all web standards, has formally promoted the Web Authentication API to the title of official web standard.