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Authentication and Authorization Building Secure Digital Access

The document provides an overview of authentication and authorization, emphasizing their importance in securing digital access. It covers core authentication methods, multi-factor authentication, and role-based access control, along with real-world implementations like OAuth 2.0 and JWT. Best practices for enhancing security, such as strong passwords and regular updates, are also discussed.

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Authentication and Authorization Building Secure Digital Access

The document provides an overview of authentication and authorization, emphasizing their importance in securing digital access. It covers core authentication methods, multi-factor authentication, and role-based access control, along with real-world implementations like OAuth 2.0 and JWT. Best practices for enhancing security, such as strong passwords and regular updates, are also discussed.

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Authentication &

Authorization: Building
Secure Digital Access
This presentation explores the fundamentals of authentication and
authorization, covering key concepts, methods, and real-world
examples. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of building
secure digital access for your applications.

by FactZ
Understanding Authentication: Proving Who
You Are
Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of Authentication is essential for securing sensitive data,
a user or device. It ensures that the person or entity preventing unauthorized access, and maintaining the
accessing a system or resource is who they claim to be. integrity of your digital infrastructure. Think of it as a
digital doorman, checking IDs before granting entry.
Core Authentication Methods: Something You
Know, Have, or Are
Something You Know: Something You Have: Physical Something You Are: Biometrics
Passwords, PINs, security tokens, smart cards, mobile such as fingerprint scans, facial
questions, etc. devices, etc. recognition, iris scans, etc.
Deep Dive: Multi-Factor
Authentication (MFA)
Architecture
MFA adds an extra layer of security by requiring users
to present multiple authentication factors.

This approach significantly strengthens security by


making it more difficult for attackers to compromise
an account.

It's widely adopted in online banking, social media,


and other critical systems requiring high security.
Authorization
Fundamentals: Managing
Access Rights
Authorization determines It involves defining rules
what actions a user is and policies that control
allowed to perform on a access based on factors like
resource once they have user roles, permissions, and
been authenticated. data sensitivity.

For example, an admin user might have full access, while a


regular user might only have read-only permissions.
Role-Based Access Control
(RBAC) Systems
RBAC is a common authorization model that assigns users to
roles with specific privileges.

These roles define what actions users can perform on


specific resources, simplifying access management.

RBAC is commonly used in enterprise environments,


especially those with large user bases and complex
access needs.
Real-World
Implementation: OAuth
2.0 and JWT Flow

OAuth 2.0 is a standard JSON Web Tokens (JWT) are a


authorization protocol used for standard for securely
delegated access. It allows transmitting information
users to grant third-party between parties as a JSON
applications limited access to object. They are commonly
their data without sharing their used in OAuth 2.0 flows to
credentials. verify user identity and access
rights.
Best Practices and Security
Considerations for Auth Systems

1 2
Strong Passwords Regular Updates
Encourage users to choose strong Keep your authentication and
passwords and enable password authorization systems up to date with
complexity requirements. the latest security patches and updates.

3
Multi-Factor Authentication
Implement MFA whenever possible to
add an extra layer of security and
protect against unauthorized access.

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