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API Authentication Methods with Go

In this course, you will learn how to work with various API authentication methods using Go. You’ll explore the basics of API Key authentication, manage sessions using cookies, and interact with APIs using JSON Web Tokens (JWTs). By the end of this course, you’ll be able to access and interact with protected APIs securely.

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4 lessons

18 practices

1 hour

Authentication and Authorization

Lessons and practices

Lesson 1: API Authentication with Go: Accessing Protected Routes Using API Keys

Exploring API Request Failures in Go

Adding API Key Authentication in Go

Fixing API Key Authentication in Go

Loading API Key from Environment File in Go

Secure API POST Request in Go

Lesson 2: Session-Based Authentication with Go: Managing User Sessions and Accessing Protected Resources

Fixing Session Management in Go API Requests

Managing Session-Based Authentication in Go

Improving Session Management with Logout in Go

Managing Sessions with Go

Lesson 3: Introduction to JWTs: Authenticate and Access Protected Endpoints with Go

Handling API Logins with JWT in Go

Extract and Print JWT Tokens in Go

Fixing JWT Authentication Bug in Go

Using JWTs to Access Protected API Endpoints in Go

Authenticate and Access Protected API Endpoint with JWT in Go

Lesson 4: Refreshing JWTs and Signing Out with Go

Refreshing JWT Tokens in Go

Fixing Logout Functionality in Go

Completing the Logout Process in Go

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