Top "Authentication" questions

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

Understanding passport serialize deserialize

How would you explain the workflow of Passport's serialize and deserialize methods to a layman. Where does user.id go …

node.js authentication express serialization passport.js
Amazon S3 direct file upload from client browser - private key disclosure

I'm implementing a direct file upload from client machine to Amazon S3 via REST API using only JavaScript, without any …

javascript amazon-web-services authentication amazon-s3
How does cookie based authentication work?

Can someone give me a step by step description of how cookie based authentication works? I've never done anything involving …

authentication cookies browser
Python urllib2, basic HTTP authentication, and tr.im

I'm playing around, trying to write some code to use the tr.im APIs to shorten a URL. After reading …

python http authentication
Place API key in Headers or URL

I'm designing a public API to my company's data. We want application developers to sign up for an API key …

rest http url authentication api-key
how to implement login auth in node.js

I have this node server running : var server=http.createServer(function(request, responsehttp) { if (request.method == 'POST') { var body = ''; …

authentication node.js login
Allow anonymous authentication for a single folder in web.config?

So here is the scenario, I have an Asp.Net application that is using a custom authentication & membership provider …

asp.net authentication web-config
Salt and hash a password in Python

This code is supposed to hash a password with a salt. The salt and hashed password are being saved in …

python authentication hash passwords salt
Best practices for Storyboard login screen, handling clearing of data upon logout

I'm building an iOS app using a Storyboard. The root view controller is a Tab Bar Controller. I'm creating the …

ios authentication uistoryboard logout
How to validate domain credentials?

I want to validate a set of credentials against the domain controller. e.g.: Username: STACKOVERFLOW\joel Password: splotchy Method 1. …

c# windows security authentication