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Notes on application security, API security, identity, and API management from the field. Articles are also published on Medium. Browse the archive by topic instead — 124 subjects.

What is Authorization?

  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • CI/CD

In a previous post, I gave a definition of Authentication. In this post, we’re going to explore authorization, which is typically the next step in the processing pipeline after authentication. The concepts described here can apply equally to traditional web applications, SPA apps, mobile apps,…

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Application Security Models

  • Application Security
  • Security Architecture
  • Security

I like to start system design (at the application level) with the security model that will be used to protect the system. Application security models have several attributes that need to be addressed at each layer of the application.

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