A Detailed Guide to the OWASP Top 10 - API2:2023 Broken Authentication

The video tutorial explains the difference between authentication and authorization, emphasizing that authentication verifies a user's identity before authorization determines their access rights. It uses a hotel check-in analogy to illustrate these concepts. The tutorial then discusses broken authentication vulnerabilities, highlighting how login pages are often easy targets. It identifies signs of vulnerable APIs and provides strategies to prevent such vulnerabilities, including adhering to security standards and implementing multi-factor authentication.

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