Simpler than it is now, but the authentication system was never simple. You can't just put a bearer token in the authorization header, you have to follow a complicated algorithm to sign the request. That made some sense 20 years ago when s3 didn't use tls to protect against a mitm that changed the changed the request. It is less valuable now when you use tls.
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Simpler than it is now, but the authentication system was never simple. You can't just put a bearer token in the authorization header, you have to follow a complicated algorithm to sign the request. That made some sense 20 years ago when s3 didn't use tls to protect against a mitm that changed the changed the request. It is less valuable now when you use tls.