Adding security and authentication

Software Development with Windsurf

Francesca Donadoni

AI Curriculum Manager, DataCamp

Why security and authentication matter

• Protect user accounts
• Guard against common vulnerabilities:
  • Injection attacks
  • Broken authentication
  • Misconfigurations

OWASP Top-10

Json Web Token (JWT)

The JWT authentication flow in Cascade

JWT authentication in practice

Applying OWASP security checks

Let's practice!

Software Development with Windsurf