The latest articles on DEV Community by admathur (@admathur). https://dev.to/admathur https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F515197%2F8711f343-9458-40b8-8c7c-ead73216187d.png https://dev.to/admathur en admathur Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:37:28 +0000 https://dev.to/admathur/why-is-authn-and-authz-still-the-hardest-part-of-building-solo-6j2 https://dev.to/admathur/why-is-authn-and-authz-still-the-hardest-part-of-building-solo-6j2 <p>I’m a solo developer working on a SaaS app and spent days just wiring up login and permissions. Between OAuth, passwordless options, and role management, it feels like a full-time job.</p> <p>In this post I’d love to compare notes:</p> <p>Which stack are you using for authN/authZ?</p> <p>What took the longest to configure?</p> <p>Did you roll your own or integrate something off-the-shelf?</p> <p>I’ll summarize the community insights in a follow-up so others can avoid the same rabbit holes.</p> startup webdev security saas