# teesloane/Auth-Boss

🔒 Become an Auth Boss. Learn about different authentication methodologies on the web.

Repository: https://github.com/teesloane/Auth-Boss
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/auth-boss
License Family: other
Topics: authentication, ssl, https, sessions, cookies, jwt
Last push: 2017-03-01T03:45:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3480, "days_push": 3472, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2875, forks 132 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:27.329660+00:00)

## What it is
A curated educational guide explaining web authentication methodologies such as HTTP Basic, session-based, token-based, JWT, OAuth, and OpenID. It is a plain-language reference document with terminology, best practices, and cited resources.

## Use cases
- learn how web authentication works
- understand difference between sessions and JWT
- compare OAuth and OpenID
- explain cookies and session management
- study HTTPS and TLS basics
- choose an authentication method for a web app

## When to choose
- you want a beginner-friendly overview of auth concepts
- you need a quick reference on auth terminology
- you are deciding between session and token auth

## When to avoid
- you need production-ready auth code or libraries
- you need exhaustive, expert-level security guidance
- you need up-to-date coverage of modern auth standards

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: auth, documentation
- domain: security, web-development, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: authentication, jwt, oauth, sessions, cookies, https, guide, web-server

## Member repositories
- teesloane/Auth-Boss (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.329660+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:35:48.226416+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/teesloane/Auth-Boss (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.329660+00:00, sha 116557a591cb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.