Millist HTTP meetodit kasutatakse kasutaja autentimise protseduuri teostamiseks veebiteenuses?

To perform user authentication procedure on a web service, the POST HTTP method is usually used.

The POST request allows sending user data (for example, login and password) in the request body, after which the server verifies this data and returns the authentication result (for example, an access token).

Example of using POST for authentication:

// Example controller in Spring Boot
@PostMapping("/login")
public ResponseEntity<?> authenticateUser(@RequestBody LoginRequest loginRequest) {
    // login and password verification logic
    // generate token and return response
}

GET and other methods are not suitable, as they are not intended for transmitting confidential data in the request body.