828: Logging in Verification: Magic Links, 2FA, SMS Codes

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Wes Bos

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Scott and Wes serve up the pros and cons of modern authentication methods like magic links, 2FA, and SMS codes. Learn how each technique works, the security trade-offs, and what might be the best approach for your apps.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:11 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
00:34 Logging in Verification.
01:09 Magic Links.
- 01:24 Pros of magic links.
- 03:50 How magic links work.
- 04:25 Cons to magic links.
06:21 Magic Sessions.
- 06:37 Using email verification.
- 07:12 Using code verification.
- 07:55 Previously trusted device verification.
- 08:14 Classic email and verification process.
- 09:54 Email Code.
10:51 Gmail verification options.
12:01 OAuth.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Syntax. On this Monday hasty treat we're going to be talking about logging in
0:07.1	Verification magic links to a f a SMS codes all that and more
0:11.4	But before we do you're going to make sure you have a service like Century on your side to make
0:15.9	sure that well you're covering errors because if people are logging into your software, it gets a little
0:20.5	bit mysterious sometimes what's happening and you can attach which
0:23.5	user is actually having issues that way you can look it up later.
0:27.2	So head on over to Century.io forward slash syntax sign up and get two months for free and solve your
0:31.3	bugs with ease.
0:32.3	What's up with? All right so let's two months for free and solve your bugs with ease.
0:33.2	What's up with?
0:34.2	All right, so let's talk about the different ways that you can verify that somebody has
0:40.0	logged in.
0:41.0	So this is not a show about two-factor authentication but it's more about
0:46.1	the different ways that you can log somebody in and I sort of got on this track
0:52.1	talking about Magic Links
0:53.7	and longing people in with Magic Links.
0:55.8	And it's funny how much developers hate Magic Links
1:00.8	and how useful they are for the general public.
1:04.0	Like, let's talk about the pros and cons of that,
1:06.0	as well as all the other ways that you can log somebody in.
1:10.0	So let's start with Magic Links.
1:11.0	Magic Links are when you log in to some sort of SAS, you put your email in and it says,
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