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Inter-Service Authentication with SSL

By Steve Richert

At Collective Idea, we love building web services. Oftentimes we also build the client applications that consume those services.

 

One of the major challenges with a service-oriented architecture is authenticating communication between the client and the service as well as between services.

Automatic Login Links

By Steve Richert

Scary, I know, but hear me out. Implemented correctly, an automatic login link can be just the ticket to appease those pesky, forgetful, real-world users.