VISUAL BASIC

INTRODUCTION TO NET

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What two options are available for securing your backend?
A
HTTPS Client Authentication
B
HTTP Digest Authentication
C
OAuth Token Request
D
HTTP Basic Authentication
E
Form-Based Authentication
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Basic and Bearer authentication schemes are widely used API authentication methods. They both use HTTP headers to authenticate API users, and they can be used in combination with API Keys for added security. HTTP Basic Authentication: API consumers send API requests with a username and password in an HTTP header.

Detailed explanation-2: -HTTP basic authentication is a simple challenge and response mechanism with which a server can request authentication information (a user ID and password) from a client. The client passes the authentication information to the server in an Authorization header. The authentication information is in base-64 encoding.

Detailed explanation-3: -Basic. The username and password are sent as an unencrypted base64 encoded text. Digest. The credentials are passed to the server in hashed form. NTLM. Basic Authentication. Digest Authentication. NTLM Authentication. 24-Sept-2013

Detailed explanation-4: -Concatenate the user name with a colon, and the password. Encode this user name and password string in base64 encoding. Include this encoded user name and password in an HTTP Authorization: Basic header. More items

Detailed explanation-5: -Basic authentication. API keys. HMAC encryption. OAuth 2.0. OpenID Connect. Choosing a REST API authentication approach. 23-May-2022

Detailed explanation-6: -HTTP Basic Authentication. The simplest way to handle authentication is through the use of HTTP, where the username and password are sent alongside every API call. API Key Authentication. OAuth Authentication. No Authentication. 17-Jun-2021

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