Re:Ask HN: Should you implement your own authentication system?
by new_guy on Monday May 31, 2021 @12:16PM
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Why would you not do it yourself? It's literally webdev 101.
If you offload it to a 3rd party you're giving them access to your entire customer base (regardless of what they say), you're also introducing multiple points of failure and increasing your attack surface.
If you offload it to a 3rd party you're giving them access to your entire customer base (regardless of what they say), you're also introducing multiple points of failure and increasing your attack surface.