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eddierogeryesterday at 1:57 PM1 replyview on HN

Liability is the answer! If you build an auth system and it fails, it's your backside. If Okta fails, it's theirs. Enterprises buy products as much as they buy protection from problems.


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PunchyHamsteryesterday at 2:37 PM

They don't offer any meaningful reimbursement if they lose your data so what does that matter ?

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