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 # auth-in-fastapi-notes
 Assorted notes on **authentication** and **authorization** in `FastAPI`. Intended to serve as _personal_ learning resource.
 
+![401 Cat](https://httpcats.com/401.jpg)
+
+## Motivation
+Besides being interested in grasping the nuances of **authentication** and **authorization** in (and with) `FastAPI`, I'd like to take the chance to experiment with `SQLModel`, `FastUI` and `MkDocs` as well.
+
 ## References
 - [Official FastAPI tutorial](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/learn/)
 - [Building Data Science Applications with FastAPI - François Voron](https://www.amazon.it/Building-Data-Science-Applications-FastAPI/dp/1801079218/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IYBL36XL6NSP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9qNZ-FDMPnD5O9gjsS0JjhnKFzRvg-_u1ebi0AXmkQnGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.F9TEUYPEUJhGe_tka1eyX_-Aqz2RU6pfwhXHAqp2mOs&dib_tag=se&keywords=francois+voron+fastapi&qid=1711230466&sprefix=%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-1)