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Re:Ask HN: What's the recommended method of adding authentic... by Scarbutt on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @09:15AM (#16158271)
Why not use either simple API key or HTTP basic auth? Both are simple to implement and supported by all the tools and libraries.

Does basic auth works if the client is a browser and you want to have a nice login screen?

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