Sparks: Startups should outsource authentication rather than build custom auth systems
Tom Sparks · Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting · Y Combinator · Jan 5, 2018 · at 15:41
Tom Sparks, software engineer at Y Combinator, outlines best practices for early-stage startup cybersecurity and infrastructure.
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“I think outsourcing auth is a really important thing. You know, a lot is great. You know Samuel is great. Most companies don't really need to worry about auth, you know, in, in that way, you know, Facebook auth is great. It's ubiquitous. It's pretty solid, you know, well run company, you know, it's everywhere. You don't need to reinvent that wheel.”
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