Dan Moore from FusionAuth joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about modern auth strategies. We talk magic links, OTP, MFA, passkeys, password managers & so much more.
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Notes & Links
- Dear new developer (Changelog Interviews #572)
- N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC): Uses and Risks
- Authentication & User Management Software - FusionAuth
- We Don’t Want Your Password
- Magic Links Have Rough Edges, but Passkeys Can Smooth Them Over
- Passkeys for a passwordless future (Changelog Interviews #544)
- Password Safe
- Microsoft’s new password manager works across Edge, Chrome, and mobile devices
- Building A Self-hostable Product
A few more links from Dan
Chapters
| Chapter Number | Chapter Start Time | Chapter Title | Chapter Duration |
| 1 | 00:00 | Let's talk! | 00:38 |
| 2 | 00:38 | Sponsor: Retool | 02:45 |
| 3 | 03:23 | N.A.C. & Friends | 02:38 |
| 4 | 06:00 | Dan's auth credentials | 02:20 |
| 5 | 08:20 | I got the magic link | 00:32 |
| 6 | 08:52 | Sand in the gears | 05:54 |
| 7 | 14:46 | Different auth strokes... | 01:20 |
| 8 | 16:06 | Tailscale auth | 03:32 |
| 9 | 19:38 | Ask for more than you need | 00:34 |
| 10 | 20:12 | Reasons to dislike SSO | 02:28 |
| 11 | 22:39 | Just email/password | 03:56 |
| 12 | 26:35 | So many auth providers | 02:15 |
| 13 | 28:50 | FusionAuth is built different | 00:55 |
| 14 | 29:46 | The email comparison | 01:26 |
| 15 | 31:12 | Sponsor: Temporal | 02:01 |
| 16 | 33:14 | OTP: better magic links? | 03:05 |
| 17 | 36:19 | Passkeys FTW? | 03:42 |
| 18 | 40:01 | Adam's not sold on Passkeys | 01:59 |
| 19 | 42:00 | 1Password for life | 01:09 |
| 20 | 43:09 | Adam's passkey gripes | 02:37 |
| 21 | 45:46 | Passkeys are faster | 01:26 |
| 22 | 47:12 | No silver bullet | 00:52 |
| 23 | 48:04 | MFA separation of concerns | 03:50 |
| 24 | 51:53 | What good MFA looks like | 04:26 |
| 25 | 56:19 | Password constraints | 02:01 |
| 26 | 58:20 | Sponsor: Notion | 02:18 |
| 27 | 1:00:38 | Adam's luke warm take | 07:16 |
| 28 | 1:07:54 | Microsoft Authenticator | 03:45 |
| 29 | 1:11:38 | Jerod's luke warm take | 01:41 |
| 30 | 1:13:19 | Over The Top! | 02:17 |
| 31 | 1:15:36 | Sophisticated truck drivers | 00:38 |
| 32 | 1:16:14 | Survey says! | 00:34 |
| 33 | 1:16:48 | Where the money is | 00:44 |
| 34 | 1:17:31 | Dan's auth solution | 03:04 |
| 35 | 1:20:36 | We're doing it wrong? | 01:29 |
| 36 | 1:22:05 | Some Google auth love | 01:51 |
| 37 | 1:23:56 | All the ways | 00:39 |
| 38 | 1:24:34 | Connecting with Dan | 01:02 |
| 39 | 1:25:36 | Bye, friends | 00:09 |
| 40 | 1:25:45 | Coming up next | 01:01 |