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Why does this check to see if user is authorized to edit a post fail for all but super admins?

I’m trying to determine if a piece of content can be edited by a user. I would like all roles contributor and above ...

June 2, 2022
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Why does AuthorizeAttribute redirect to the login page for authentication and authorization failures?

In ASP.NET MVC, you can mark up a controller method with AuthorizeAttribute, like this:...

May 19, 2022
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How to get http headers in flask?

I am newbie to python and using Python Flask and generating REST API service. I want to check authorization header which is sent ...

May 19, 2022
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How to define the basic HTTP authentication using cURL correctly?

I’m learning Apigility (Apigility docu -> REST Service Tutorial) and trying to send a POST request with basic authentication via cURL: $ curl ...

May 15, 2022
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How does ifttt.com authenticate a supplied WordPress account

I’m curious to know how ifttt.com authenticate a supplied WordPress admin login credentials. And after authorization is granted, how does it publish post ...

May 9, 2022
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What is the purpose of having a token in cookies?

WordPress utilizes cookies for better security, and I’ve been trying to understand how exactly this could make a WordPress website more secure, and ...

May 1, 2022
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How do you create a custom AuthorizeAttribute in ASP.NET Core?

I’m trying to make a custom authorization attribute in ASP.NET Core. In previous versions it was possible to override bool AuthorizeCore(HttpContextBase httpContext). But ...

April 30, 2022
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How is OAuth 2 different from OAuth 1?

In very simple terms, can someone explain the difference between OAuth 2 and OAuth 1? Is OAuth 1 obsolete now? Should we be ...

April 28, 2022
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Authentication versus Authorization

What’s the difference in context of web applications? I see the abbreviation “auth” a lot. Does it stand for auth-entication or auth-orization? Or ...

April 27, 2022
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Best Practices for securing a REST API / web service [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be ...

April 20, 2022
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