---
title: "Authenticating incoming requests"
description: "How can you authenticate credentials before forwarding a request to the app?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T08.04/"
topicId: "T08.04"
---

> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you authenticate credentials before forwarding a request to the app?

## What we will work through

Authenticate credentials before forwarding a request to the app.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Reverse proxy and decision API integration; The lifecycle of a server-side session.

- [Reverse proxy and decision API integration](/en/articles/topics/T08.02/)
- [The lifecycle of a server-side session](/en/articles/topics/T02.02/)