Authenticating with Auth0
As the number of services people interact with daily increases, so does the number of usernames and passwords that they need to remember. Beyond just that, each additional place where user information is stored is another place that it could be stolen from, in the event of a security breach. To help mitigate this, services such as Auth0 allow you to centralize authentication services on a single, secure platform.
In addition to its support for username and password credentials, Auth0 has the ability to authenticate users via social platforms such as Google, Facebook, or Twitter. You could use passwordless login via single-time codes sent by SMS or email, and there is even enterprise-level support for different services. ...
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