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Django REST API Development
1. Introduction to APIs and REST Principles
2. Setting Up the Development Environment
3. Django Models and Database Design
4. Serialization in Django REST Framework
5. Views and Request Handling
6. URL Routing and Configuration
7. Authentication Systems
8. Authorization and Permissions
9. Advanced API Features
10. Error Handling and Validation
11. Testing Django REST APIs
12. API Documentation
13. Performance Optimization
14. Security Best Practices
15. Deployment and Production
Authentication Systems
Authentication Overview
Authentication vs Authorization
DRF Authentication Flow
Authentication Classes
Built-In Authentication Schemes
SessionAuthentication
Django Session Framework
CSRF Protection
Cookie-Based Authentication
BasicAuthentication
HTTP Basic Auth
Base64 Encoding
Security Considerations
TokenAuthentication
Token Generation
Token Storage
Token-Based Requests
Token Management
JSON Web Token Authentication
JWT Structure
JWT Claims
JWT Signing
JWT Verification
Access Tokens
Refresh Tokens
JWT Libraries
djangorestframework-simplejwt
PyJWT
Custom Authentication
Custom Authentication Classes
authenticate Method
Authentication Credentials
Authentication Failures
Authentication Configuration
Global Authentication Settings
Per-View Authentication
Multiple Authentication Schemes
Authentication Precedence
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