12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (645+ words) How multiple open browser tabs can accidentally DDOS your auth server, and how to fix it with the Web Locks API. Picture this: You’ve just shipped a state-of-the-art Axios response interceptor. You implemented a mutex lock (isRefreshing) and a promise…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (295+ words) I spent last month reviewing JWT implementations across 12 open-source Node.js projects on GitHub — ranging from starter templates with 2k stars to production boilerplates used by teams at real companies. I found the same 6 mistakes in almost every one. None of…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1256+ words) A React Native developer's journey from "how do I keep a user logged in?" to the one distinction that made web auth finally click, plus a strong (and debatable) opinion on when to use each. Back in 2022, I got an…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (32+ words) Authorization: What an Authenticated User Is Allowed to Do If you are not a medium member, then click here to read free If this content …...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (778+ words) Yubico has launched YubiKey 5.8 to expand the role of its hardware-backed passkeys to support digital signatures and authorization workflows. The firmware adds support for CTAP 2.3 and introduces capabilities for applications such as identity wallets, document signing, and high-assurance workflow approvals....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (508+ words) A headless content API has two kinds of callers, and it's tempting to secure them the same way. That's the mistake. There's a human logging into an admin UI to edit content, and there's a machine — a website, a build…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (388+ words) Shifting the focus from user storage to seamless integration using PHP. Every Company Already Has an …...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (918+ words) Modern applications need more than just usernames and passwords. Organizations often manage multiple applications, websites, and services, each requiring secure user authentication and access control. Managing identities separately across all these systems can become complex for both users and administrators....

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (720+ words) In theory, the people who build authentication systems should have the cleanest credentials on the internet. They know the threat model. They have read the breach reports. They have written the rate-limiter that throttles the very attack that would compromise…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (321+ words) It's a worked use case rather than an endpoint tour, covering the hosted OAuth flow from two angles: the HTTP endpoints your backend calls and the nylas CLI for connecting an account from the terminal. I work on the CLI,…...