Magic Authentication, The Missing LEGO Piece

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Argues that Magic provides plug‑and‑play passwordless auth for Jamstack apps with concrete tech: a client‑side keypair stored in an iframe, an SDK that issues a DID token (W3C compatible) to servers, and support for magic links, social OAuth and WebAuthn. Gives numbers and guarantees: millions of requests per month, SOC 2 compliance, redundant mail providers for deliverability, anomaly detection and upcoming MFA. Demonstrates integration examples with Next.js and Redwood.js and claims it works in production.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:24Passwords security nightmare
3. 6:01Magic passwordless login
4. 9:55Zero-knowledge proofs decentralized identity
5. 12:01Magic future web authentication

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