Checkpoint 401
Infrastructure
forward auth server
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9points
5comments
#2,855of 3,515 in 2024
Top 82%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Design: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Error details in responses are good
From 1 comment
Error details are good.
paulddraper on HN
Objections
Pass/fail response gives no reason for failure, which makes auth hard to diagnose
From 1 comment
Instead of just a pass/fail, it's often helpful to describe why it failed. Especially with something as difficult to diagnose as auth. Missing auth, malformed auth, invalid…
paulddraper on HN
Requests
Return a reason value describing why auth failed
From 1 comment
Agreed. I'll add a response value.
andrewstuart on HN
Questions
What does the error details comment mean
From 1 comment
What do you mean?
andrewstuart on HN