Top "Authorization" questions

Authorization is the process of determining whether a user, program or device is allowed to access a protected resource in a particular way.

How to define the basic HTTP authentication using cURL correctly?

I'm learning Apigility (Apigility docu -> REST Service Tutorial) and trying to send a POST request with basic authentication …

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Best Practices for securing a REST API / web service

When designing a REST API or service are there any established best practices for dealing with security (Authentication, Authorization, Identity …

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How do you create a custom AuthorizeAttribute in ASP.NET Core?

I'm trying to make a custom authorization attribute in ASP.NET Core. In previous versions it was possible to override …

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Authentication versus Authorization

What's the difference in context of web applications? I see the abbreviation "auth" a lot. Does it stand for auth-entication …

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How do I set up access control in SVN?

I have set up a repository using SVN and uploaded projects. There are multiple users working on these projects. But, …

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How is OAuth 2 different from OAuth 1?

In very simple terms, can someone explain the difference between OAuth 2 and OAuth 1? Is OAuth 1 obsolete now? Should we be …

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Python requests library how to pass Authorization header with single token

I have a request URI and a token. If I use: curl -s "<MY_URI>" -H "Authorization: TOK:&…

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Can't connect Nexus 4 to adb: unauthorized

I have a Nexus 4 with Android 4.3 and I am trying to connect the device to a computer with Windows 7 64bit. …

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How to get http headers in flask?

I am newbie to python and using Python Flask and generating REST API service. I want to check authorization header …

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Java: how to use UrlConnection to post request with authorization?

I would like to generate POST request to a server which requires authentication. I tried to use the following method: …

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