Stop using Integer ID’s in your Database
As someone who scrapes vulnerable sites for a living, and coming from a non-technical background myself, I feel like this advice isn't super helpful.
For all the vibe coders, here is a simpler list:
> Just use firebase or supabase for auth
> Have protected... See more
Adrian | The Web Scraping Guyx.comWho is creating those identifiers? And who is organizing data around them? Today, it’s nearly every site you visit, product you use, or company you encounter. Identifiers are listed in a database they have created, mostly private and siloed from every other company’s. Data is put there, and linked there, as well. Often this organized around a user... See more
Identity as Information
Usernames and passwords continue to be the dominant paradigm, despite being repeatedly demonstrated to be an insecure model. The average person has to juggle between 70 to 80 passwords, resulting in a decidedly inferior user experience. Indeed, there are multi-million dollar businesses built just around helping businesses and individuals manage... See more