57 | Authentication and Authorization and Other Buzz Words

In this episode, James and Amy, explain all the buzz words: authentication, authorization, JWTs, sessions, and cookies. And what's the best implementation for your site?

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Show Notes

• 0:00 Introduction
• 4:30 Unpopular Opinions and  Parenting Tips
• 8:55 All the Buzzwords
• 10:38 What would you do if you were to build authentication and authorization into your own site?
• 12:08 Authentication VS Authorization
• 15:57 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 16:51 Roles and Permissions
• 20:18 Cookies and Sessions
• 25:45 Facebook Tracking
• 27:04 The Relationship Between Sessions and Cookies
• 29:28 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 30:21 JWTs, JSON, and Web Tokens
• 35:35 Combining JWTs with Cookies
• 36:45 Beware: Cross Side Scripting
• 38:53 Refresh Tokens
• 41:22 Identity / SaaS Platforms for to Handle Authentication
  • Auth0
  • Okta
  • Next Auth
  • Supabase
  • Firebase
• 46:32 Sponsor:  Vercel
• 47:40 Grab Bag Questions
• 48:06 Question #1: Is it JWT or JOT?
• 50:31 Question #2: Rolling your own Auth System vs. Using a Service
  • James Perkins - Live Episode
  • Clerk.dev
• 51:19 Question #3: What is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie?
• 52:33 Picks and Plugs
• 52:46 Amy's Pick: CodeSpark
• 54:18 Amy's Plug: Everything Svelte
• 54:57 James's Pick: Publix Sub Sandwich
• 56:28 James's Plug: Learn Build Teach Discord