December 2024
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
8h 17m
English
Long before the digital age, the concepts of authentication and authorization were already in play. The ancient Romans, as described by the Greek historian Polybius, used watchwords to control access to guarded areas. In modern realms, when automated systems are constantly executing thousands of operations on our behalf, proper access control is not just a necessity; it’s the backbone of secure and efficient operations.
When diving into authentication and authorization, you’ll come across a mix of terms that can be confusing since they’re often used in similar contexts but have different meanings. To keep things clear, let’s go over some of the key terms we’ll be using in this chapter: