Ben Foster 2/4/2013

Dog-fooding our API - Authentication

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The article explains the technical process of implementing authentication for a startup's API, moving from OAuth to a simpler session token system using JSON Web Tokens (JWT). It covers configuring an AuthenticationHandler in ASP.NET Web API with Thinktecture.IdentityModel, requesting tokens, and using them for cookieless, authenticated API requests.

Dog-fooding our API - Authentication

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