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Re:Fixing Auth for Personal AI Agents
on Monday July 28, 2025 @03:13AM (#44708100)
Great post! The impersonation vs. delegation framing is spot on.
Even in enterprise SSO, proper delegation is clunky. We've toyed with OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange (RFC 8693), but support is patchy and confusing. An actor claim baked into tokens would add much-needed auditability.
Re:Asymmetric JWTs with Supabase Auth
on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @08:16AM (#44570350)
Nice move by Supabase switching to asymmetric JWTs, eliminating the need to always call getUser() for verification should noticeably reduce latency at the edge; curious if anyone’s benchmarked how much faster auth.getClaims() actually is in practice compared to getUser()?
Re:Show HN: Free Unlimited SEO Keyword Generator with CSV Export (No L...
on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @08:10AM (#44570318)
This is a cool idea, so many keyword tools feel unnecessarily gated these days. Love that this removes friction: no signup, instant results, and CSV export without paywalls sounds super useful, especially for quick research sessions or testing out early-stage content ideas.
Re:OIDC vs. SAML: Which Protocol Should You Use for Single Sign-On?
on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @01:59AM (#44497492)
We have reached a point where most B2B SaaS companies support SSO, but there is still a lot of confusion around which protocol to choose: SAML or OIDC. Both serve the same goal and allow users to authenticate using a trusted Identity Provider. We wrote a deep-dive comparison including when to use each, and gotchas to avoid.
OIDC vs. SAML: Which Protocol Should You Use for Single Sign-On?
OWASP Just Dropped an AI Security Testing Guide
Just stumbled across something interesting: OWASP quietly released a new guide focused entirely on AI system testing. It's called the AI Testing Guide (AITG). Some of the stuff it digs into: Prompt injection and adversarial attacks, Privacy leaks from model outputs, Fairness, bias, and explainability testing, Data drift and real-world robustness and Model reproducibility.What I liked is it...
Top SSO Providers
I recently put together a deep-dive on the top Single Sign-On (SSO) providers for 2025. It is not just a list — we broke down key features like SAML/OIDC/SCIM support, pricing, use cases (startups vs enterprise), developer experience, and even included a checklist + questions to ask vendors.If you’re building a SaaS product or just exploring SSO options, this might save you a few hours of...
Re:Google says hackers used app specific passwords to bypass MFA
on Thursday June 26, 2025 @06:36AM (#44386026)
A reminder that even MFA isn’t foolproof—app-specific passwords can be a weak link. This attack shows how trust and timing, not tech, were the real weapons. Best to avoid ASPs and use OAuth or passkeys when possible. Big thanks to Google and Citizen Lab for sharing this.
Re:Why is there no consistent single signon API flow?
on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @05:20AM (#44375223)
because SSO is implemented using various protocols like SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OIDC, each with different use cases, data formats, and security models. Identity providers also have custom implementations, which lead to variations in endpoints, token formats, and user info structures, making a universal API flow difficult to standardize.
Re:The Developer Benefits of Single Sign-On
on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @05:14AM (#44375177)
This is a fantastic breakdown of the real-world benefits of SSO—not just from the end-user perspective, but also from a developer and business standpoint. I especially appreciate the points about centralized user access control and reduced IT overhead, which are often overlooked when evaluating SSO adoption.
Re:SAML vs. SSO
on Friday June 20, 2025 @05:59AM (#44326194)
Excellent breakdown, this clearly illustrates why SSO is only half the story and PAM is essential for securing real privileged access.
Re:Thoughts on How AI Will Shape Cyber Security
on Friday June 20, 2025 @05:46AM (#44326107)
A thought-provoking and realistic take on the evolving role of security engineers in the age of AI, versatility and orchestration are clearly the future.
Re:Two-Factor Authentication Codes Take Insecure Path to Users
on Thursday June 19, 2025 @03:04AM (#44316217)
A powerful reminder of why modern authentication must move beyond SMS—critical insights for anyone building secure systems today.
Re:I designed some more user-friendly methods for multi-factor authent...
on Thursday June 19, 2025 @02:55AM (#44316161)
This is the funniest and most painfully accurate take on multi-factor authentication.
Re:SaaS is just vendor lock-in with better branding
on Thursday June 19, 2025 @02:32AM (#44316043)
Totally agree, SaaS often shifts complexity rather than removing it, integrated platforms feel like coding with training wheels off.
Re:Made a CIAM hub – what should we add?
on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @08:35AM (#44298386)
Useful insight