Authentication confirms the identity of users accessing the system while authorization further restricts user actions based on their roles, minimizing potential vulnerabilities within the application.

Federation is a model of identity management that distributes the various individual components of an identity operation amongst different actors. The presumption being that the jobs can be ...

A web application firewall (WAF) is a critical component of an enterprise security infrastructure, providing a key security layer for web-facing applications and APIs. As web applications mature and ...

Leading cybersecurity firm, Penta Security, recognized across web application security, data security, passwordless ...

Acegi Security has been generating some serious positive buzz among Java enterprise developers, so you might be wondering how it works. In this article, ShriKant Vashishtha walks you through all the ...

[Excerpted from "Protecting Databases From Web Applications," a new report published today in Dark Reading's Database Security Tech Center.] Web applications are rich targets for attackers. Available ...

Remember the good old days, when logging into your favorite web service (Geocities, anyone?) was a simple as entering a username and password? Back then, things were simpler and safer. Today, the ante ...

Do-it-yourself is a great way to learn coding, but it's a risky way to tackle complex application problems that have scant room for error, such as authentication and encryption. A new vulnerability ...