Reclaiming Authentication with OpenAuth by Dax Raad
Jan 27, 2025•13 min•Season 6Ep. 7
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Episode description
Dax Raad, known for his work on SST and the creator of OpenAuth, shares his passion for improving the developer experience with authentication and infrastructure. OpenAuth offers developers an alternative to AWS Cognito, enabling self-owned, spec-compliant OAuth systems that are easy to deploy and maintain.
In this episode, Dax talks about:
- The problems with AWS Cognito and the motivation behind OpenAuth.
- The simplicity and power of constrained environments like terminal UIs.
- The value of focusing on infrastructure and developer control over essential services.
Dax also touches on his upcoming talk at Epic WebConf and shares his excitement about meeting other developers in person.
Meet Dax at Epic Web Conf.
Guest: Dax Raad Host: Kent C. Dodds- Website: kentcdodds.com
- 𝕏: @kentcdodds
- GitHub: @kentcdodds
- YouTube: Kent C. Dodds
- Epic Web: epicweb.dev
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