Glossary

The words, without the shrug

Every term the courses use, defined in one line and then in a paragraph. Written to be read out of order.

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OAuth

Backend

Signing in via another provider.

The user authenticates with Google or GitHub, who then tell your app who they are. You never see the password, so you cannot leak it. Has enough subtle failure modes that you should always use a library.