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Why We Don't Trust the Database with Authentication

Hacker News Top · 2026-07-07 Cached

This article explains the dangers of trusting the database as the sole source of truth for API authentication, using a SQL injection scenario, and presents Sturdy Statistics' approach of using HMAC-SHA512 with a cryptographic pepper for defense in depth.

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