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The Problems with Password Authentication: Why I Switched

Josh tried coding · 3.8K views · 2023-03-11 · 13:17

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There are many security risks that you need to keep in mind when implementing password authentication. Also, you'll learn how to avoid a common security vulnerability called a "user enumeration attack". For the reasons in this video, I much prefer to offload authentication to 3rd party providers such as Google, Twitter, or Github. Some notes on the points I make in this video:

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