The Return of the Authentication Cookie - Anders Abel - NDC Copenhagen 2022

For years we talked about the dangers of using cookies for authentication of API calls for frontend applications. Access token were the future. Except that they turned out to not be. With modern browsers being more strict with cookies and the challenge of keeping a browser environment secure it turns out that cookies actually is the future after all. In this session we explore current best practices for authentication in a modern environment using BFF (Backend For Frontend) with frontend applications, APIs and micro services. Check out more of our featured speakers and talks at https://www.ndcconferences.com https://ndccopenhagen.com/