📄️ Definitions on Authentication
Authentication is the process of identifying whether the credentials sent in the request are valid or not. There are different methods of authentication, and the Gosocket API allows the following:
📄️ Authentication Method: Basic Auth
Basic Authentication, or Basic Auth, is one of the simplest authentication methods. It involves sending the request with a user ID and a password.
📄️ Authentication Method: oAuth 2.0
OAuth 2.0 is an authorization framework based on token authentication that allows access to the API without revealing user credentials by using access tokens.