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Learn the difference between authentication and authorization and the basic steps of the authentication process.
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- Authentication - confirming that the user is who they claim to be
- Authorization - determining which resources or areas of the site they can access
Examples:
- Facebook Login
- Twitter Login
- Treehouse Login
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they're often used together.
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In the context of a user system,
authentication refers to the process
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of confirming that the user
is who they claim to be.
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For example,
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Facebook needs you to prove who you
are before you can update your status.
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Likewise, you need to sign into
Treehouse so we can identify you and
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retrieve your information.
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Websites authenticate users by validating
the credentials that the user provides,
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like an email address and
a password, for example.
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Once the site knows who the user is,
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