Archive of posts from April 2019

Building the FusionAuth Homebrew Formula

Do you want to install FusionAuth but want to use Homebrew instead of Docker or using a boring zip file? No problem. Our goal is to be the fastest and easiest authentication platform to deploy, wherever and whenever you want. We have a Homebrew formula that will get you up and running in minutes. In this post I’ll show you how it works and provide details on how we pulled it together.

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User Data Security is a Breach

If you follow us on Twitter (if you don’t, you can fix that now) you’ll see that we post about data security breaches hitting the internet community. We don’t do it to be malicious or gloat about their failures, but to increase awareness beyond the core community of security professionals. We deal with security every day so we know that keeping data secure is a complex challenge. Few people are well-versed in its many facets and subtleties, and it can be difficult to stay informed of the current trends and risks. We hear all the time “See? You can’t stop cyber breaches.” Fortunately, that’s a load of crap.

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Introduction to Login and Authentication Workflows

So you are building an application and you need login and authentication for your users. No problem! Just build a form so the user can submit a username and password and you are good to go, right? We all wish it was this simple. The fact is, there are many different application types and as many different types of authentication methods. Which is best?

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