Authorization Code Grant Flow for web-app with backend on separate domain (same origin)

We have had a security consultant make a recommendantion of an approach that does not follow the IEFF best-practice document (https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps-04#section-6). I am looking for reasons why this … Continue reading Authorization Code Grant Flow for web-app with backend on separate domain (same origin)

implementing an authentication mechanism for understanding the basics of client authetication

I’m trying to implement a simple protocol to authenticate users and authorize them to access a certain web page/resource via a login form.

Please note that this is just something to use on my own and that it’s just to get th… Continue reading implementing an authentication mechanism for understanding the basics of client authetication