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Auth (authentication + authorization) plays a vital role in securing user access and protecting sensitive data. Implementing auth solely in the frontend is easy, but is usually a terrible idea. Even when done in the backend, it can have its drawbacks. This article explores these limitations and presents a compelling third alternative: the Backends-for-Frontends pattern.