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Brian Retterer

Brian Retterer

Treehouse Guest Teacher

Member Since September 23, 2016
Topics & Specialties
  • PHP

Courses & Workshops I've Taught

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    71 min
    Course

    Using Cookies and JWTs for Secure Authentication

    | 502 students

    Refactor an existing authentication project by using cookies and JSON Web Token to increase security. Cookies are a way for a browser to store information while tokens are a stand-in or representation for something else.

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    • PHP
    • Advanced
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      98 min
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      Introduction to User Authentication in PHP

      | 684 students

      Do you want users to be able to interact with your site? Do you want users who are active participants in the content you provide? That interaction could be purchasing products or adding products to sell, leaving comments or providing blog posts. No matter which type of interaction your site provides to users, you'll need a way to authenticate those users. In this course we'll lay the foundation for keep your data safe and secure while building a platform for active participation.

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      • PHP
      • Beginner
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        2 hours
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        PHP User Authentication

        | 2953 students

        Learn how to implement a custom user authentication system that controls users access to web resources, using password hashing and JSON Web Tokens for security. The system lets users sign up, log in, and log out, limiting access to certain actions based on authorization.

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