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> No matter what variation of auth token you are using, make sure you are not just encoding BASE64 of user data like user ID and some timestamp. Seriously, at
by useerup 6y ago
> No matter what variation of auth token you are using, make sure you are not just encoding BASE64 of user data like user ID and some timestamp.
Seriously, at the end of 2020 this kind of advice is necessary?
- Swizec 6y agoYes. Software engineers about double in numbers every 5 or so years. Most of the field has never heard this advice before. For any given bit of common wisdom, to many people it’s completely new advice: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- cutemonster 6y agoGood point! Hmm, the xkcd, "mentos", what's that, apparently I don't need to know in my life
- introvertmac 6y agoYes, it is :P Saying sorry on behalf of whole 2020 :)
- cutemonster 6y agoIs (was) necessary also for one or more crypto currency websites?
- barkingcat 6y agoSeriously what kind of world do you live in where this kind of advice is not necessary?