Now that mobile apps are invading the enterprise, and security breaches are a reality, an secure login is vital. When building web sites, login security gets taken for granted, because the browser utilizes security mechanisms with built-in functionality created by armies of developers over many years. Android apps don't quite get this for free. Android can leverage mechanisms and technologies already in place in existing web apps instead of inventing something new, despite every developer's innate inclination to do just that. Android developers have to code something specific to make web-based authentication work, that's the point of this presentation. Learn about authenticating Android apps against web servers using common web authentication technologies.