Brief Summary:
Authentication has become a necessity in a digital world that’s ever-increasing in complexity. What can you do to arm yourself against the constant threat of data breaches and hacks? In this episode Jason sits down with Aviad Mizrachi, CTO and Co-Founder of Frontegg, to give us valuable insight into how Authentication works, and how these help you become more defensible against attacks.
This episode touches on the following key topics and ideas:
00:00:24 Introduction
00:01:10 Introducing Aviad Mizrachi
00:04:36 The login
00:06:32 The many intricacies of Authentication
00:10:25 How are passwords sent to servers?
00:11:26 Query param
00:16:59 Multi-factor authorization (MFA)
00:20:11 Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP)
00:28:05 Single Sign-on (SSO) Cross-site scripting
00:33:38 Ad: SignalWire, a next-gen video collaboration platform
00:35:03 Session tokens
00:36:36 Cross-site scripting (XSS)
00:39:24 JSON web tokens (JWTs)
00:41:24 Difference between session token and refresh token
00:49:33 More about Frontegg, Aviad’s company
00:54:14 SQL injection attack
00:56:11 Auditing and audit logs
00:59:42 Authentication in mobile apps
01:00:50 Frontegg hiring and intern opportunities
01:05:22 Frontegg product offerings
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https://signalwire.com/
You can reach Aviad on:
LinkedIn | GitHub
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