Sessions

5 guides tagged “Sessions”.

  1. Session Cookies vs JWT: Which Should You Use? Sessions and JWTs solve the same problem differently. Compare revocation, storage, scale, and attack surface, and get a direct recommendation. Information Security intermediate 9 min
  2. Authentication and Authorization for AI Builders: Who You Are, and What You're Allowed to Touch Login, sessions, JWTs, OAuth, passkeys, and the object-level checks your AI assistant skips. Every auth concept a vibecoder needs, with a linked guide for each. Information Security beginner 12 min
  3. The 12 Authentication Mistakes That Show Up in AI-Generated Apps Reversible password storage, unverified tokens, sessions that never die, enumerating logins, bypassable MFA, and unprotected endpoints — twelve auth defects generated code ships with, and the fix for each. Information Security beginner 13 min
  4. How to Choose an Authentication Method for Your App: A Decision Guide Sessions, JWTs, OAuth, passkeys, magic links, or SSO — the six questions that decide your auth method, a comparison table, and the cases where each option is the wrong pick. Information Security beginner 12 min
  5. What Are the Different Types of Authentication (and What Is Each One For)? Passwords, one-time codes, passkeys, magic links, social sign-in, SSO, certificates, and API keys — how each authentication type works, what it's for, and where it's weak. Information Security beginner 12 min