Server Side Sessions vs Stateless Authentication
Developers should use Server Side Sessions when building web applications that require secure handling of user data, such as e-commerce sites, banking platforms, or any system with sensitive user information meets developers should use stateless authentication when building scalable, distributed applications such as microservices architectures, apis, or single-page applications (spas) where server-side session storage would be a bottleneck. Here's our take.
Server Side Sessions
Developers should use Server Side Sessions when building web applications that require secure handling of user data, such as e-commerce sites, banking platforms, or any system with sensitive user information
Server Side Sessions
Nice PickDevelopers should use Server Side Sessions when building web applications that require secure handling of user data, such as e-commerce sites, banking platforms, or any system with sensitive user information
Pros
- +It is particularly useful for preventing client-side tampering, managing large session data efficiently, and complying with data privacy regulations like GDPR
- +Related to: session-management, cookies
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Stateless Authentication
Developers should use stateless authentication when building scalable, distributed applications such as microservices architectures, APIs, or single-page applications (SPAs) where server-side session storage would be a bottleneck
Pros
- +It is ideal for scenarios requiring horizontal scaling, as it eliminates the need for session affinity or shared session stores, simplifying deployment across multiple servers or cloud instances
- +Related to: json-web-tokens, oauth-2
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Server Side Sessions if: You want it is particularly useful for preventing client-side tampering, managing large session data efficiently, and complying with data privacy regulations like gdpr and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Stateless Authentication if: You prioritize it is ideal for scenarios requiring horizontal scaling, as it eliminates the need for session affinity or shared session stores, simplifying deployment across multiple servers or cloud instances over what Server Side Sessions offers.
Developers should use Server Side Sessions when building web applications that require secure handling of user data, such as e-commerce sites, banking platforms, or any system with sensitive user information
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