authentication vs. authorization

authentication vs authorization

Authentication : 
				telling the system who you are 
				by providing username and password.


		Authorization : 
				things you can do according to who you are 



 ------  few ways of Authorization: 
 		Basic Auth --
 			 providing username and password for each and every request you 
             make

 		Token based 
 			generate a long token just one time 
 			and use that for the rest of the request 

 			similar to the visitor tag you get when you go to certain 
            restricted areas 


 			API KEY --- 


 			Bearer Token --

Posted by: Guest on December-04-2020

● authentication --> who are you ● authorization --> what rights do you have ● Authentication is user and password ● Authorization has types: ○ no Authorization ○ Basic Authorization ○ Bearer Token ○ Inherit Auth from parent

Authentication : telling the system who you are by providing username and password. Authorization : things you can do according to who you are ------ few ways of Authorization: Basic Auth -- providing username and password for each and every request you make Token based generate a long token just one time and use that for the rest of the request similar to the visitor tag you get when you go to certain restricted areas API KEY --- Bearer Token --

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