This State Changers meeting entailed an intensive discussion about refining a login procedure, focusing on striking a balance between simplicity and security. The primary tool mentioned was Xano, which was leveraged to design a process involving storing token information for user validation. A UUID token, which is later sent to Postmark as an appended element, was a crucial element of the proposed process.
State Changers cautioned about correct password field type usage and employing a one-time token for security, hence, ensuring it is voided after login to avoid unauthorized usage. There was a debate on whether to use a 'magic link' approach or a password confirmation code for authentication. Potential benefits and trade-offs of either method were discussed extensively. Xano's SendGrid registration process was reviewed, deemed complicated, and contrasted with a simpler, more direct strategy devised by a participant that used a more straightforward UUID token system. To ease navigation within their system, a novel idea of using 'Control K' to identify API endpoints was suggested. In addition, the use of tags in user posts was suggested to help categorize and locate relevant content for other users. Tools mentioned in this meeting include Xano, Postmark, SendGrid, and JavaScript. This meeting would be informative for those dealing with user registration and login implementation, especially using Xano and Postmark.
(Source: Office Hours 7/5/2023 )
