OWASP Authentication Cheat Sheets
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- OWASP
- Docs outline
- 10 sections
Official docs outline
cheatsheetseries.owasp.org- Authentication
Login design, generic error messages, password policy, account lockout and authentication flows.
- Multifactor Authentication
MFA factors, phishing-resistant methods, fallback and enrollment.
- Forgot Password
Reset token design, enumeration-safe responses and recovery flows.
- Credential Stuffing Prevention
Rate limiting, breached-password checks, device fingerprinting and bot defenses.
- Choosing and Using Security Questions
Knowledge-based recovery questions and their weaknesses.
- OAuth2
Authorization code flow with PKCE, redirect URI validation, scopes and token handling.
- SAML Security
Signature validation, assertion handling, XML signature wrapping and replay protection.
- JSON Web Token
JWT algorithm pinning, signature verification, expiry and token storage.
- Passkey Security
WebAuthn passkeys, attestation, recovery and registration security.
- Transaction Authorization
Authorizing sensitive transactions and defeating man-in-the-middle manipulation.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.
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