authentication-best-practices

To guard routes with client and server sessions, you validate authentication state on both sides. This approach protects pages and APIs by redirecting unauthenticated users and enforcing user identity checks before access.

Yes, you can implement sign in, sign up, and sign out flows using the Better Auth client and server APIs. It manages user identity by handling client-side and server-side sessions for secure full-stack authentication.

The best way to protect sensitive pages is route guarding that validates authentication state on both client and server. This ensures unauthenticated users are redirected and prevents unauthorized access to protected APIs and data fetches.

Yes, validating and enforcing authentication state on both client and server is required to protect API endpoints. This dual session validation ensures predictable behavior and secures data fetches based on verified user identity.

Yes, this approach applies to full-stack applications that protect data fetches based on user identity. It manages and verifies authentication state across client and server to secure access to pages and APIs.