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JavaScript Build a REST API With Express Completing and Testing the API Next Steps

Raf Vervink
Raf Vervink
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Posted by Raf Vervink
Raf Vervink
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Authentication and authorisation

Any suggestions where I could look if I wanted to implement some increased security? I've been considering passportjs, but i'm not familiar with it so there might be better alternatives.

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Cindy Lea
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Cindy Lea
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Cindy Lea
Cindy Lea
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Heres a great article about web authentication methods & the pros/cons of each. They also talk about the languages to use for creating them (especially at the end):

https://blog.risingstack.com/web-authentication-methods-explained/

Raf Vervink
Raf Vervink
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Raf Vervink
Raf Vervink
4,004 Points

Thanks for your reply!