Authentication is a cornerstone capability of any application. Ensuring a user is who they say they are iscrucial to maintaining data privacy and preventing fraud and data breaches. Consequently, improperlyimplemented authentication, known as broken authentication, is a potentially devastating applicationvulnerability. In fact, the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) lists broken authentication asthe second most critical security risk to web applications. This whitepaper will provide an overview of broken authentication: why it’s so dangerous, the types ofthreats that can take advantage of this vulnerability, and how Auth0 prevents broken authentication. Download Now