DPC2021: Securing PHP APIs with Decentralised Identity Tokens - Mohammad Shahbaz Alam

Discover how to secure PHP APIs with Decentralised Identity Tokens, providing a more secure and trusted authentication experience for users with Magic's zero-knowledge authentication and key management solution.

Key takeaways
  • Decentralized Identity Tokens (DID) can provide more security and trust for users.
  • Magic is an authentication provider that uses DID tokens to provide zero-knowledge authentication and key management.
  • DID tokens are generated using the Ethereum blockchain and elliptic curve cryptography.
  • Magic link is a feature of Magic that allows users to authenticate without storing secrets.
  • DID tokens can be validated using the validate function.
  • The PHP API reference can be found on the Magic website.
  • Magic provides a plug-and-play auth solution with a dashboard.
  • The claim is signed using Ethereum’s personal sign method.
  • The DID token is extracted from the authorization header.
  • Hello World is a demonstration of how to use the Magic SDK for JavaScript.
  • You can contribute to the Magic project on GitHub.
  • You can learn more about Magic and DID tokens on the Magic website.
  • There is a community for Magic on GitHub and other platforms.
  • The Magic admin SDK will be listed on docs.magic.link.
  • The composer.json file can be found on the Magic website.
  • The env file can be found on the Magic website.
  • The PHP API reference can be found on the Magic website.