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Comment by 9cb14c1ec0

2 months ago

OAuth is frequently marketed as "more secure". But implementations often confuse authentication with authorization, resulting in problems like this.

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koakuma-chan  2 months ago

I just say auth. You decide which one I mean.

  • tgv  2 months ago

    I know it's a joke, but it's funny because it's (somewhat) true. To add to the confusion, sometimes one of them gets abbreviated "authn". That is so unhelpful.

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