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19 - 🔐 Authentication Strategies
Session Based
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🔐 Login Flow
1. Client → Server: Login Request
2. Credential Verification
3. Database Lookup
4. Session Creation
5. Store Session
6. Send Session ID
7. Store Session ID in Cookie
🔁 Authenticated Request
1. Client Requests a Resource
2. Session ID Transmission
3. Server Receives Request
4. Validate Session
5. Fetch & Return Resource
✅ Advantages
❌ Disadvantages