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> yet get interchangeably used as "authn". maybe a nitpick but no, they're not. everyone I know distinguishes between "auth-N" and "auth-Z". i agree that they
by swyx 2y ago
> yet get interchangeably used as "authn".
maybe a nitpick but no, they're not. everyone I know distinguishes between "auth-N" and "auth-Z". i agree that they sound similar but actually its kinda nice that they all group into "auth" and then subdivide to authN and authZ. i guess this is me disagreeing with TFA.
- vekker 2y agoColleagues & I have always distinguished them as authC and authZ ... less confusing than authN :)
- WorldMaker 2y agoI do the same in text sometimes, but there's more likelihood of confusion when used verbally unless your accent uses something like "Zed". In most American dialects "C" and "Z" are sometimes hard to distinguish verbally. You start into "C as in cow" and "Z as in zoo" games at which point it is easier to revert back to "authn" and "authz".
- vekker 2y agoNever thought about abbreviating verbally and I never heard anyone doing so, but maybe that's because in Dutch (much like in German) we're used to longer words :D
- gofreddygo 2y agoYou're right. i meant to say "auth" being used interchangeably for authn/z