Authentication for the REST of us - Divya Sasidharan: ThunderPlains 2019
Channel: Techlahoma
Date: 17/11/2019

Auth is a daunting concept to grok, especially for the uninitiated. In addition to the many authentication strategies to choose from, there are also many cloud based authentication services available. Deciding the best authentication strategy for your application can be an incredibly overwhelming decision. In this session, we journey through the steps of securing a web application by taking a bare bones web application and progressively adding authentication to it. In the process of adding authentication, we will demystify the wonderful world of web authentication to take our web security skills to the next level! In addition to
covering a real world example, I will be covering simple tools and techniques you can use to start integrating authentication into applications without the stress.

Divya Sasidharan is a web developer who is passionate about open source and the web. She is currently a developer advocate at Netlify, and believes that there is a better workflow for building and deploying sites that doesn’t require a server—ask her about the JAMstack. You will most likely find her in the sunniest spot in the room with a cup of tea in hand.