Web #7: Add Website Authentication

1. What is authorize / authentication? Why is it important?
• Authentication is a way to verify a user's identity.
• So that it shows the right data to the right user.
• Types of authentication: Active Directory, Log-in screen, Role based
• In this classroom, we will only learn how to add a log-in page.
• To show the right data to the right user.
2. What types of websites have it?
• All corp applications.
• When it pulls data from a database.
3. There are multiple ways to "authenticate" users.
• Username and password
• Active Directory: In a corporate environment (within a firewall), websites can get your username.
4. Let's build a website that asks you to sign-in with username and password.
• We'll reuse the code from the previous lesson.
• Attach example files here
5. Go to the next lesson - Git / Repos / Tracking changes