CHAPTER2
Authentication and Session Management
Authentication is the front gate of any secure web application. Authentication is used to establish the identity of your users, and without it, other functions of the site, such as authorization, cannot operate. The topic of authentication includes the login process, session management, password storage, identity federation, and several other subtopics. This chapter explores what you as a developer need to focus on when building a secure authentication process. We will provide several secure coding techniques around building a login mechanism, leveraging open source authentication mechanisms, session ...
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