Learn API Testing: Norms, Practices, and Guidelines for Building Effective Test Automation

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3. Authentication

Jagdeep Jain¹  

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Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

This chapter will help you gain knowledge about the different types of authentications used in web-based software applications.

By the end of this chapter, you should have a good idea of the standard authentication mechanism used in developing web-based applications. You will also get an idea about authorization mechanisms. If you are already familiar with these concepts, you may proceed to the next chapter.

Authentication is a way to verify a user before they log into an application, and authorization defines what the user can ...