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I have a static react app which users login via an Okta SPA app.
The app receives a JWT, which it is stored in the browser, and passed to the backend API via Authentication header on every request.
The API using Azure API Management. They… Continue reading Does "validating" a JWT token from prove authentication with OpenId?
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I have a requirement to add security between service to API communication. The current implementation is client certificates. The client gets a certificate and just sends it in a cookie to the API. API does zero verification of the certifi… Continue reading Is there any additional overhead over using Oauth vs Client Certificates?
Consider the following set up applications and services:
apps:
mycompany.com webapp
apis:
products api
orders api
mycompany.com’s webapp uses OAuth2/openidconnect with an IdP (such as auth0) to authenticate a user, and a JWT token … Continue reading client security separate from user context
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I am creating an API gateway (Jwt based) to protect my microservices APIs. I was thinking in order to enhance security at authorization i could implement Oauth2 protocol at the gateway level. Is that a good idea and why?
Say I have a gateway which provides authorization mechanisms by validating a JWT, behind an api-gateway there are different micro-services but only the gateway port is public. As a software designer you decide to make all micro services un… Continue reading How to prevent horizontal escalation attacks when a centralized authorization service as gateway is used?
Here I want to understand what if private API Documentation is exposed how can a hacker exploited the application as all the endpoints have authorization & authentication.
its is really going to be helpful for a hacker to exploit with … Continue reading How can API documentation helpful to exploit any application?
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im building a PWA app , where i implemented jwt token to auth users.
i have 2 main architecture problems ,but let me introduce you what im building .
i’m Building application that is all about dog lovers , this application is to post los… Continue reading Generate new AccessToken each time user update his Information