Top "Authentication" questions

Authentication is the process of providing a proof of identity or verifying identity.

Git push requires username and password

I cloned a Git repository from my GitHub account to my PC. I want to work with both my PC …

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Git push results in "Authentication Failed"

I have been using Github for a little while and I have been fine with git add, git commit, and …

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Is there a way to cache GitHub credentials for pushing commits?

I recently switched to synchronizing my repositories to https:// on GitHub (due to firewall issues), and it asks for a …

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PostgreSQL error: Fatal: role "username" does not exist

I'm setting up my PostgreSQL 9.1. I can't do anything with PostgreSQL: can't createdb, can't createuser; all operations return the error …

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Use basic authentication with jQuery and Ajax

I am trying to create a basic authentication through the browser, but I can't really get there. If this script …

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The definitive guide to form-based website authentication

Form-based authentication for websites We believe that Stack Overflow should not just be a resource for very specific technical questions, …

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Google OAuth 2 authorization - Error: redirect_uri_mismatch

On the website https://code.google.com/apis/console I have registered my application, set up generated Client ID: and …

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Trying to SSH into an Amazon Ec2 instance - permission error

This is probably a stupidly simple question to some :) I've created a new linux instance on Amazon EC2, and as …

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MySQL root access from all hosts

I've installed MySQL server on a remote Ubuntu machine. The root user is defined in the mysql.user table this …

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Validate a username and password against Active Directory?

How can I validate a username and password against Active Directory? I simply want to check if a username and …

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