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Mastering Node.js Web Development

You're reading from   Mastering Node.js Web Development Go on a comprehensive journey from the fundamentals to advanced web development with Node.js

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804615072
Length 778 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Adam Freeman Adam Freeman
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters Close

1. Putting Node.js in Context
2. Getting Ready FREE CHAPTER 3. Working with the Node.js Tools 4. JavaScript and TypeScript Primer 5. Understanding Node.js Concurrency 6. Handling HTTP Requests 7. Using Node.js Streams 8. Using Bundles and Content Security 9. Unit Testing and Debugging 10. Node.js in Detail
11. Creating the Example Project 12. Using HTML Templates 13. Handling Form Data 14. Using Databases 15. Using Sessions 16. Creating RESTful Web Services 17. Authenticating and Authorizing Requests 18. SportsStore
19. SportsStore: A Real Application 20. SportsStore: Navigation and Cart 21. SportsStore: Orders and Validation 22. SportsStore: Authentication 23. SportsStore: Administration 24. SportsStore: Deployment 25. Other Books You May Enjoy
26. Index

Authenticating and Authorizing Requests

Most projects need to restrict access to features; otherwise, anyone who knows an application’s URL can execute any operation. This is currently how the example application is set up: anyone who can request http://localhost:5000 will be able to store and delete data, regardless of who they are.

Authorization, often referred to as AuthZ, is the process of restricting access so that operations can only be performed by some users – known, naturally enough, as authorized users. Authentication, often referred to as AuthN, is the process of a user identifying themselves so that the application can determine whether the user is authorized for the operations they request. This chapter explains how Node.js applications can apply authentication and authorization, building on the features described in earlier chapters. Table 15.1 puts this chapter in context.

Table 15.1: Putting authorization and authentication in context

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