14. Understanding Different Types of Authentications in REST API | REST API Authentication Explained

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Learn about the various types of authentications used in RESTful APIs in this comprehensive guide. From Basic Authentication to OAuth2 and API keys, discover how each method works, when to use them, and best practices for securing your API endpoints. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this video will help you navigate the complexities of authentication in REST APIs.

Authentication in REST API?
Authentication is the process of verifying the indentity of the user, system,
or application attempting to access or perform an action. In the context of
REST APIs, authentication is essential to ensure that only authroized
entities can access or manipulate resources. Various authentication
mechanisms exist to secure REST APIs.

Why different types of Authentications?
Because, security requirements and use cases can vary significantly across
different applications, systems, and scenarios. The choice of authentication
method depends on factors such as security needs, ease of implementation,
the nature of application, and user experience considerations.

Different types of Authentications:

Basic Authentication:
- Sends credentials (username and password) in the request headers.
- Uses Base64 encoding for credentials security.
- Vulnerable to eavesdropping if not used over HTTPS.

Digest Authentication:
- Challenges the client with a unique value.
- Requires the client to hash the credentials, challenge, and other data.
- More secure than Basic authentication as it doesn't send plain text
password.

Preemptive Authentication:
- Proactively sends credentials with every request, regardless of server
challenges.
- Useful in scenarios where the server may not always challenge the client
but expects credentials with each request.

Bearer Token Authentication:
- Involves sending a token in the Authentication header.
- Commonly used taken-based authentication systems like OAuth 2.0.
- The token is usually obtained through a separate authentication process.

OAuth 1.0 Authentication:
- Requires the exchange of credentials for access tokens and secretes.
- Uses a combination of consumer key, consumer secret, access token and
access token secret.
- More complex than OAuth 2.0 and less widely adopted.

OAuth 2.0 Authentication:
- Involves obtaining an access token to access the protected resources.
- Supports different grant types such as Authorization code, Implicit,
Resource Owner password credentials and client credentials.
- More streamlined and widely adopted when compared to OAuth 1.0

API Key Authentication:
- Involves sending an API key in the request header.
- Commonly used for machine-to-machine communication.
- Provides a simple way to identify and authorize API clients.

JWT (JSON Web Token) Authentication:
- Uses a compact, URL-safe means of representing claims between 2 parties.
- Typically used to token-based authentication and authorization.
- Can contain information about the user, expiration, and other claims.

Certificate-Based Authentication:
- Involves exchanging digital certificates to authenticate clients or servers.
- Provides a higher level of security compared to simple username/password mechanisms.
- Commonly used in enterprise environments.

OpenID Connect:
- Built on top of OAuth 2.0, provides a standard for authentication.
- Enables clients to verify identity of the end-user and to obtain
basic profile information.

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