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Should you consider basic authentication

Pragya Keshap answered on February 7, 2023 Popularity 1/10 Helpfulness 1/10

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Should you consider basic authentication

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Since OAuth 2.0 was developed in the time of a growing API market, most of the use cases for API keys and Basic Authentication have already been considered within the protocol. It’s safe to say that it beats the competition on all accounts. For small, specific use cases, it might be ok to use API keys or Basic Authentication, but anyone building systems that plan to grow should be looking into a token-based architecture such as the Neo Security Architecture.

@Component
public class MyBasicAuthenticationEntryPoint extends BasicAuthenticationEntryPoint {

    @Override
    public void commence(
      HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, AuthenticationException authEx) 
      throws IOException, ServletException {
        response.addHeader("WWW-Authenticate", "Basic realm="" + getRealmName() + """);
        response.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED);
        PrintWriter writer = response.getWriter();
        writer.println("HTTP Status 401 - " + authEx.getMessage());
    }

    @Override
    public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
        setRealmName("Baeldung");
        super.afterPropertiesSet();
    }
}

https://nordicapis.com/the-difference-between-http-auth-api-keys-and-oauth/

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