Authentication & Security — Vue.js Stack Roadmap
Securing a Vue stack application end to end
Steps in Authentication & Security
- Authentication Basics — advanced · Sessions vs tokens and the general authentication flow
- JWT Authentication — advanced · Issuing, verifying and refreshing JSON Web Tokens
- Password Hashing (bcrypt) — advanced · Why plaintext passwords are unsafe and how bcrypt hashing works
- OAuth & Social Login — advanced · Adding Google/GitHub login using OAuth2
- Role-Based Access Control — advanced · Restricting routes and actions based on user roles
- Securing Express Apps — advanced · Helmet, rate limiting, input sanitization and preventing common attacks (XSS, NoSQL injection)
- Protecting Vue Routes with Navigation Guards — advanced · Using router.beforeEach navigation guards and auth state to protect frontend routes
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