Hands-On Automated Testing with Playwright

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Security and Authentication

Authentication is the front door to most web applications, and testing it thoroughly is important for ensuring both security and usability. Whether a user is logging in, logging out, switching roles, or authenticating through a third-party provider, each step in the process needs to work flawlessly. Even a single slip-up can lead to anything from an annoying user experience to a serious security breach.

In this chapter, we’ll look at ways to automate authentication scenarios with Playwright. We’ll kick things off by testing the core login and logout flows that almost every app depends on. Then, we’ll dive into saving and reusing authentication states to make tests faster and cut down on repetitive steps.

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