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Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by gdotdesign on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:23AM (#20797841)
I released Base about a month ago and created a blog post with some details https://dev.to/gdotdesign/base-api-for-authentication-email-...

Let me know what you think! :)

Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by andwaal on Monday August 26, 2019 @09:35AM (#20799740)
Hi, could you explain this section from your TOS?

"You will provide us the right to reproduce, modify or create derivative works from your Content. Obviously we won’t be modifying your Content, we need these rights for example to be able to share your designs with other users. You will also provide us a right to publicly perform or display your Content to allow us to display the material on other users’ monitors.

Base does not claim any ownership on your Content. You hereby grant Base a worldwide, non-exclusive, revocable, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and transferable license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, publicly perform, display, distribute and transmit your Content."

I am not sure I read it right, but does it say that you are allowed to share my content with whomever you like? And also create new versions of my work?

Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by growt on Monday August 26, 2019 @12:13PM (#20801004)
That's almost a standard disclaimer by now. If this API let's you upload an image and by request (of yourself or a user) it returns a resized version of that image, that might already be a derivative work and distribution of that content.
Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by gdotdesign on Monday August 26, 2019 @09:57AM (#20799887)
Thank you for the comment. It's not my intention to claim any ownership of content, I'll review the text and modify it accordingly.
Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by _underfl0w_ on Monday August 26, 2019 @11:34AM (#20800690)
It says that in the quoted text. You still didn't answer the question though.
Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by FrancoisBosun on Monday August 26, 2019 @07:05AM (#20798798)
Looks nice. I’m uncomfortable pushing the password in plaintext to an unknown entity. I can always bcrypt the password locally before sending it through the API, but it would be great to see examples of this, to prevent deva from pushing secrets outside their zone of control.

Otherwise, I can see myself using this in some side-projects. Good work!

Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by Blackstone4 on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:22PM (#20802362)
When I login/signup to a website, I'm always sending my password in plaintext to the server (obv. encrypted via TLS). What's the difference?
Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by FrancoisBosun on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:08PM (#20802734)
The difference is my customer's don't have a first-party relationship with the data store that holds their password.

    browser -> www.example.com

    browser -> www.example.com -> Base
That's the biggest problem I see with this approach. The password will be seen by two parties instead of just one.
Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by prabhaav on Monday August 26, 2019 @11:39AM (#20800731)
Very cool gdotdesign! We're working on something similar in the decentralized auth space.

Just curious, how/why did you pick email sending as a service add on?

Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by gdotdesign on Monday August 26, 2019 @11:49AM (#20800805)
It was easier then implementing it by hand, making sure that they are delivered to the inbox, etc.
Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by lifty on Monday August 26, 2019 @07:27AM (#20798905)
who did the design for the website?
Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by gdotdesign on Monday August 26, 2019 @07:30AM (#20798930)
It's me, still a one man show :)
Re:Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, im... by AngeloAnolin on Monday August 26, 2019 @04:46PM (#20803590)
Maybe you would need help later. At some point. I can help.