Mobile Authentication — Biometrics, Secure Storage, OAuth
Mobile-specific authentication patterns including biometric auth, secure token storage, and OAuth flows
Authentication on mobile is different from the web. On the web, you have cookies, sessions, and redirects. On mobile, you have secure enclaves, biometric sensors, and OAuth flows that bounce between your app and a browser. The patterns that work on the web don't translate directly to mobile.
This lesson covers the authentication patterns specific to mobile apps — how to authenticate users securely, store credentials safely, and provide the seamless login experience that mobile users expect.
Mobile Auth Is Not Web Auth
Key differences between mobile and web authentication:
No cookies. Mobile apps don't use browser cookies. Instead, they store tokens (JWTs or opaque tokens) in secure storage and send them as headers with each request.
Persistent sessions. Web users expect to
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