“Everyone feels the need to write a custom authentication protocol” says George Reese, which he claims is one of the things he learnt working on a programming API for cloud providers and Saas ...

How to implement basic password authentication for a minimal API in ASP.NET Core using a custom authentication handler that validates the user’s credentials against a database.

FastAPI Weather & User Authentication API Project Overview This project is built using FastAPI and provides user authentication with JWT along with a weather forecast feature. It is designed to be ...

Both authentication and authorization are crucial for API security. Without proper authentication, you can't be sure who is trying to access your APIs. Without proper authorization, you can't control ...

A look at the recently released YubiKey 5 hardware authenticator series and how web authentication with the new WebAuthn API leverages devices like the YubiKey for painless website registration and ...

The process of securing an API against broken user authentication attacks must be holistic and taken into consideration from the beginning. Implementing access controls for all sensitive data and ...

Microsoft’s cloud services have come under scrutiny in recent months, with APIs at the heart of the matter. Here are some strategies to help mitigate security issues that can arise when using APIs.

One such company, Stytch, just raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding as it launches out of beta with its API-first passwordless authentication platform.

FireTail published its State of API Security 2024 report, a comprehensive analysis of the current API security landscape.