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Skill

Authentication with HTTP and REST

December 2019 with Ben Finkel

Join Ben Finkel as he covers the authentication of HTTP and RESTful API calls and shows you how to use Postman to ease that process.

Gain an understanding of Base64 encoding and encryption, JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), and the various forms of HTTP authentication: basic, API key, and token.

Recommended Experience

At least one year of experience with software development including Python programming is recommended, but not required

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Ben Finkel has been a CBT Nuggets trainer since 2014. His areas of expertise include Google Developer Expert, Google Certified Trainer, Microsoft ASP.NET (WebForms and MVC), Data Analysis and Design, Relational Database Architecture, MS SQL Server, Microsoft C#.NET, Javascript, jQuery, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET & 6.0, .NET Reporting Services, MS Access, and Python.

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Videos in this skill

1. Overview (0:30)
2. Introduction to REST Authentication (3:04)
3. Base64 Encoding vs. Encryption (6:04)
4. HTTP Basic Authentication (6:30)
5. API Key Authentication (4:39)
6. HTTP Authentication Summary (1:18)
7. Conclusion (0:04)

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