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Building Modern SaaS Applications with C# and .NET
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In this chapter, we explored the fundamental concepts of authentication and authorization in SaaS applications. Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user, typically through the use of credentials such as a username and password. Authorization, on the other hand, is the process of determining what actions a user is authorized to perform within the application, typically using access control lists (ACLs) or RBAC systems.
We discussed how authentication and authorization are closely related and work together to provide a secure environment for users to interact with the application. In a SaaS application, the consequences of a data leak can be severe, and getting authentication and authorization right is critical to preventing data leaks and protecting sensitive data.
We also discussed how implementing strong authentication and authorization mechanisms is particularly important in a multi-tenant application, where each tenant’s data and resources...