Practice Session-based Authentication (2.1) - User Authentication - Full Stack Web Development Basics
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Session-Based Authentication

Practice - Session-Based Authentication

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is Authentication?

💡 Hint: Think of it as showing your ID.

Question 2 Easy

What does a Session ID do?

💡 Hint: It is stored in a cookie.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of session-based authentication?

Store user passwords
Verify user identity
Track user actions

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you log in.

Question 2

True or False: Session-based authentication does not require the server to store user data.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what the server does after login.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a session-based authentication system for a simple web application. Outline how you would implement session management, security measures, and considerations for scaling with increased users.

💡 Hint: Consider user login patterns and session relinquishment strategies!

Challenge 2 Hard

Critique the session-based authentication approach in a cloud-based environment. Discuss the implications of memory consumption and latency with many concurrent users.

💡 Hint: Think about how cloud scaling differs from on-premise setups.

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