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Authorization and Authentication

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Hello..!!! Lot of times we see  warning message saying " You are not Authorized to use this " or " Authenticate yourself to download this file " These two words may confuse us bit because they are too similar to write and pronounce. All the services or APIs will go under Authorization and Authentication steps in order to give access to the resources.Let's dig deep into it. So, will discuss below in this article What is Authentication and Why  What is Authorization An Example to differentiate them What is Authentication Yes..!! Authentication is a process of verifying who you are. Generally if we visit any e commerce site or social network site, we will be prompted to Sign In/Login with a UserID/Username and Password. Sometimes it could ask for mobile number to verify you through OTP  If you are failed in Authentication process you are not even allowed to see the home page in some web applications(so sad). This process comes under sec...