Advanced Security
OAuth 2.0 & OpenID Connect
- •Industry-standard authorization framework
- •Delegates authentication to the service that hosts user account
- •Different grant types for different use cases:
- •Authorization Code
- •Client Credentials
- •Resource Owner Password
- •Implicit (deprecated)
JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
- •Compact, self-contained tokens for securely transmitting information
- •Structure: Header.Payload.Signature
- •Uses:
- •Authentication
- •Information Exchange
- •Authorization
Implementing JWT Authentication in Express.js
Refresh Tokens
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
API Rate Limiting Strategies
- •IP-based rate limiting
- •User-based rate limiting
- •Endpoint-specific rate limiting
- •Sliding window rate limiting
API Rate Limiting Strategies
Security Headers and HTTPS
Recommended Image
A diagram showing the JWT authentication flow, including token generation,
validation, and refresh flow. Additionally, visualize the different security
layers of an API, from network security to application-level security measures.
Further Reading
- •[OAuth 2.0 Simplified](https://medium.com/@darutk/the-simplest-guide-to-oauth-2-0-8c71bd9a15bb)
- •[JWT Authentication Best Practices](https://blog.logrocket.com/jwt-authentication-best-practices/)
- •[Advanced API Security with Node.js](https://www.toptal.com/nodejs/secure-rest-api-in-nodejs)
- •[OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect in Plain English](https://medium.com/@robert.broeckelmann/oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect-in-plain-english-3d8ece8e1562)