authentication between authorizations code example

Example 1: authentication vs authorization

Authentication : 
				telling the system who you are 
				by providing username and password.


		Authorization : 
				things you can do according to who you are 



 ------  few ways of Authorization: 
 		Basic Auth --
 			 providing username and password for each and every request you 
             make

 		Token based 
 			generate a long token just one time 
 			and use that for the rest of the request 

 			similar to the visitor tag you get when you go to certain 
            restricted areas 


 			API KEY --- 


 			Bearer Token --

Example 2: difference between authentication and authorization

web security systems are based on a two-step process. 
The first step is authentication, which 
ensures the user identity
second step is authorization, which 
allows the user to access the various resources 
based on the user's identity.

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