
- PHP
- Advanced
About this Course
Refactor an existing authentication project by using cookies and JSON Web Token to increase security. Cookies are a way for a browser to store information while tokens are a stand-in or representation for something else.
Cookies
Cookies are a way for a browser to store information. This can be anything from a language preference to how a visitor found about a site. Cookies are used on any type of site, even ones that don't use authentication.
12 steps-
Securing Browser Information
3:21
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Cookies vs Session Storage
3:04
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Secure Browsing
5 questions
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Creating a Cookie
3:42
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Storing and Retrieving Cookies
3:57
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Working with Cookies
2 objectives
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Cookie Settings
2:11
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Managing Cookies
6:27
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Managing Cookie Settings
5 questions
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Decoding Cookies
3:09
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Using Cookies for Authentication
3:01
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Cookies
5 questions
JSON Web Tokens
Tokens are a stand-in or representation for something else. In the real world, this may be a key card that lets you access a building, or a wedding ring that represents your vows. Both of these are a type of token.
7 stepsTeachers
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Alena Holligan
After starting out in fine art and moving into graphic design, Alena found her passion for programming over 15 years ago and has never looked back. Alena enjoys community and is excited to introduce people to the wonderful world of PHP and the Portland Tech Community.
When not at her computer, Alena enjoys exploring Portland with her friends and family, including her 3 young children. She also enjoys the Symphony, Cooking, Books, Yarn and Yoga.
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Brian Retterer
Brian Retterer has been working with PHP since the release of PHP 5. He has contributed to a number of private projects and consulted on many others. Brian is now working as the PHP Developer Evangelist for Stormpath where his roles include creating integrations in other frameworks to allow the use of the SDK, and managing the development of the Stormpath PHP SDK.