--- title: "11 Authentication-Based Vulnerabilities You Need to Know" url: https://daily.dev/posts/11-authentication-based-vulnerabilities-you-need-to-know-xixahrjtl source_url: https://cms.strongdm.com/blog/authentication-vulnerabilities type: article source: "strongdm" published: 2022-05-20T14:39:05.871Z updated: 2022-05-20T14:39:05.872Z tags: ["security", "cyber", "authentication"] reading_time: 8 upvotes: 14 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 11 Authentication-Based Vulnerabilities You Need to Know **[strongdm](https://daily.dev/sources/strongdm)** · 8 min read · 14 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Authentication is a vital part of any website or application since it is simply the process of recognizing user identities. More than 1,000 data breaches in 2020 exposed over 155 million records. Over 82% of breaches were caused by authentication issues — stolen or weak credentials. Here are 11 of the most common authentication-based vulnerabilities to watch out for. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/11-authentication-based-vulnerabilities-you-need-to-know-xixahrjtl)