only in javascript where auth is such a big issue.

in rails you can use the rails 8 auth or a better alternative authentication-zero. before it was devise.

java - spring security, shiro etc. but just complex things.

alternatively - use services like fusionAuth

jamesjulich 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It’s not that auth is unsolved in other languages/frameworks, but it’s often way too complex or configuration-heavy. If adding passkey support to my app is going to take 2 hours, that’s two hours I’m spending away from building my core product. For smaller projects, that’s not time that I could afford.

For example, if I want to add passkeys to my .NET CORE app, this is the guide Microsoft provides:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authe...

Contrast that to better-auth (which is 7 lines of code total in server changes, and virtually no change to client API usage):

https://www.better-auth.com/docs/plugins/passkey

For some projects, the flexibility of other solutions might be needed. But for ease-of-use and development speed, better-auth has been a clear winner for me.

	▲	9dev 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It’s Microsoft. Did you expect less than 30 pages of useless techno-babble?

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evv 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why is auth "such a big issue" in JS? I've used a number of solutions but haven't had big issues with them.

	▲	readline_prompt 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Same. I've personally never had issues with any auth packages, granted I've never used auth0. Personally, they all seem quite similar, especially in the react world. Anything that can help me utilize oauth standards is fine to me.

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kbumsik 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

In case if you don't know, Auth.js is not a frontend-only framework. It uses a backend server to make it secure.

So it basically has no difference from the alternatives you mentioned.