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by kevlened 3031 days ago
To echo a sibling comment [0], if you don't use OAuth2 (or the OpenID Connect profile), you'll end up reimplementing similar functionality. There are libraries for OAuth2/OpenID Connect, while a custom authentication strategy requires more effort.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16519660