Welcome to the latest chapter in our ongoing series about implementing authentication with Ktor. Having laid a solid foundation by covering the fundamentals of Ktor, we’re now prepared to delve into the realm of security protocols. In today’s post, we’re going to start with the simplest one – Basic Authentication. We’ll unpack how this protocol functions and guide you through its implementation using Ktor.
This post is part of a series. In today’s post, we’ll create a project from scratch, defining API endpoints to build upon. I’ll demonstrate how to use Ktor to develop a web server, which dependencies to install, and how to structure the project for easy maintenance. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get started!
Welcome to the first post on the subject of authentication with Ktor. As developers, we appreciate the importance of security, but integrating it smoothly within our backend services can sometimes seem like a daunting task. However, when working with Kotlin and Ktor, the task becomes much more approachable due to concise syntax and flexibility. This series aims to delve into the diverse authentication mechanisms. We will find our way through Basic Auth, Form Auth, to more complex ones like JWT and OAuth. Whether you’re new to Ktor or looking to broaden your horizons, this series will offer practical, hands-on experiences to help you effectively bring security to your backend applications.
When managing multi-tenant systems, one common anxiety is that a coding error can unintentionally expose user data. Incorrectly routing a user’s data to the wrong tenant, or even distributing it to another user within the same tenant, is a very real fear. Additional precautions are necessary to safeguard against human errors. Supabase is an open-source platform that offers a viable alternative to Firebase. Similar to Firebase, it provides a frictionless user authentication process. Due to its integration with Postgres, it supports sophisticated access controls at a row level, aptly referred to as Row-Level Security (RLS). In this article, we’ll explore a concrete example of leveraging this feature and provide step-by-step implementation guidelines.