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## Introduction
Before Tower 3.3, an auth token was used as the main authentication method. Starting from Tower 3.3,
session-based authentication will take its place as the main authentication method, and auth token
will be replaced by OAuth 2 tokens.
Session-based authentication is the main authentication method, and auth tokens have been replaced by OAuth 2 tokens.
Session authentication is a safer way of utilizing HTTP(S) cookies. Theoretically, the user can provide authentication information, like username and password, as part of the
`Cookie` header, but this method is vulnerable to cookie hijacks, where crackers can see and steal user