Conquer Authentication with Ktor: Summary
Our journey of exploring authentication with Ktor has come to an end. Thanks to all of you who have followed along through this tutorial series. Over the past two months and across ten comprehensive posts, we’ve covered a wide array of techniques and best practices to secure Ktor applications effectively. For those who wish to revisit any part of the series or experiment with the code, I’ve compiled everything into a neatly organized GitHub repository.
Below are the published posts. Each post tackles a distinct topic within the series, complete with practical implementation examples to guide you in your own application design.
Part 0: Launching a Guide to Conquer Authentication with Ktor
An initial post announcing the new series, goals and setting expectations.
An overview of the concept of authentication and how it’s handled in Ktor applications.
A step-by-step guide to implementing Basic Authentication in your Ktor app.
Part 3: Form-Based Authentication
New Year’s Eve edition! Avoid passing user credentials with each request. Dive into how to secure your Ktor applications using form-based authentication.
Learn how to manage user sessions after the initial authentication.
Part 5: Introduction into JSON Web Tokens
Manage sessions more efficiently via JSON Web Tokens (JWT). Promote stateless authentication for improved scalability and make it work across different platforms.
Part 6: Implementing JSON Web Tokens
A practical guide into implementing JWT in Ktor. Follow along as we dive into securing your web application seamlessly and effectively.
Part 7: Refreshing an Access Token with Ktor and JWT
What happens once the access token expires? Learn to address this concern and easily refresh an expired token in the background, without asking the user to re-authenticate.
While JWT primarily ensures secure communication, OAuth 2.0 focuses on the delegation of access. Let’s dissect this widely adopted protocol.
Part 9: Implementing Stateless OAuth in Ktor Using Google and JWT
Social login made easy in a Ktor application with a valuable efficiency tweak! Instead of relying on user session cookies to store access tokens, we’re leveraging JWT to encapsulate the access token. This shifts our authentication to a stateless model, making our server more resource efficient.
Part 10 : Protect Access with CORS
A well defined CORS policy not only enhances security but also promotes a seamless interaction between different domains. Ktor makes this process easy. In this final part of our series provides examples and guidance.
