MagicSquared
Security and privacy
authentication
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Design: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy integration with clear instructions
From 1 comment
The idea is great and the instructions clear and easy to follow for a quick integration. (the localhostmagicsquared.net workaround is a brilliant idea) But I see you are using…
alin23 on HN
Localhost workaround is a clever idea
From 1 comment
The idea is great and the instructions clear and easy to follow for a quick integration. (the localhostmagicsquared.net workaround is a brilliant idea) But I see you are using…
alin23 on HN
Objections
Server holding the private key could forge logins to any site using it
From 2 comments
The idea is great and the instructions clear and easy to follow for a quick integration. (the localhostmagicsquared.net workaround is a brilliant idea) But I see you are using…
alin23 on HNI don't think this problem is solvable. The server must be able to generate signed JWTs, so if you have access to the server, you'll be able to do that. The cryptographic details…
amadeuspagel on HN
Magic link emails were slow to arrive
From 1 comment
Tried the demo. Took forever to deliver the email (still haven’t received it yet) We built an in-house solution for this and the biggest issue was bots opening the link. You will…
longnguyen on HN
Email link bots may consume links before users click them
From 1 comment
Tried the demo. Took forever to deliver the email (still haven’t received it yet) We built an in-house solution for this and the biggest issue was bots opening the link. You will…
longnguyen on HN
Privacy policy was missing
From 1 comment
Where’s/What’s the privacy policy?
dotmanish on HN
UI looks inconsistent
From 1 comment
The UI could be updated by magicsquared.net. It's a little inconsistent.
ayushinigam1999 on HN
Requests
Provide a privacy policy
From 1 comment
Where’s/What’s the privacy policy?
dotmanish on HN
Improve UI consistency
From 1 comment
The UI could be updated by magicsquared.net. It's a little inconsistent.
ayushinigam1999 on HN
Questions
Is there a more secure way to avoid forging risk without much friction?
From 1 comment
The idea is great and the instructions clear and easy to follow for a quick integration. (the localhostmagicsquared.net workaround is a brilliant idea) But I see you are using…
alin23 on HN
Where is the privacy policy?
From 1 comment
Where’s/What’s the privacy policy?
dotmanish on HN