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I assume it's for the same reason that people use services like Auth0 -- they don't want to waste development time programming all the fringe cases for authenti
by bmelton 8y ago
I assume it's for the same reason that people use services like Auth0 -- they don't want to waste development time programming all the fringe cases for authentication, when all they really care about is logging a user in and trusting that they are who they say they are.
Some benefits:
* Quicker to MVP
* Don't have to rewrite AuthX for each platform (web, iOS, Android, etc)
* Less worrying about the various permutations of 2-factor across all the applicable auth types (username, email, oauth, LDAP)
* Not having to figure out how to federate identity
* Not wanting the burden of GDPR/Privacy compliance in-app
etc.