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API Authentication - Keys, JWTs, and OAuth
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API Authentication - Keys, JWTs, and OAuth

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04 / 05 · 7:49 · API Design

API Authentication - Keys, JWTs, and OAuth

This video walks through the four authentication mechanisms that matter for APIs: Basic auth, API keys, JSON Web Tokens, and OAuth 2.0. We start with the distinction between authentication vs authorization - then discuss each mechanism, its tradeoffs, and when to use it.

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