Authentication
The process of confirming identities.
Basic Authentication
| Recipe | Crates | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Perform a Basic HTTP Authentication |  |   |
Related Topics
| Topic | Rust Crates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Password Hashing | bcrypt⮳, argon2⮳, scrypt⮳ | Hashing |
| JWT (JSON Web Tokens) | jsonwebtoken⮳ | |
| OAuth 2.0 | oauth2⮳ | |
| Web Authentication | Often tied to web frameworks like actix-web⮳, warp⮳, etc. No single dominant crate. | See Web Programming and Web Programming HTTP Server. |
| Cryptographic Primitives | ring⮳, rust-crypto⮳ (often abstracted by higher-level crates). | See Encryption, Signatures, Certificates and Cryptography Utilities |
References
The Copenhagen Book provides a general guideline on implementing Auth in web applications.