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Re:Ask HN: What's the recommended method of adding authentic... by pvg on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @01:35PM (#16160723)
You almost certain[ly] do not and will not need "stateless" authentication

Unless you get Bill Murray to run into people on the street or crash their all-hands meetings and tell them this, no one will believe you. Or at least, it's worth a try since nothing else seems to work, as seen in thread.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the recommended method of adding authentic... by tptacek on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @01:40PM (#16160797)
My plan is just to keep repeating it over and over again so that more people will see the words arranged that way in a sentence: "you don't need stateless authentication; it's usually not a good thing".
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Re:Ask HN: What's the recommended method of adding authentic... by cjcampbell on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @09:53PM (#16165089)
That is sometimes what it takes. Appreciate the additional explanation you’ve put into other comments from this thread. Will most likely be referring back to this one when I get tired of repeating similar points. ;)
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