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Authing

Authing is a managed identity platform that can provide registration, login, account recovery, and token/session management out of the box.

When to choose Authing​

  • You want a managed solution with fast time-to-launch
  • You want common auth features (password reset, OTP, MFA options) without building them yourself
  • You want to reduce security maintenance burden for early-stage or lean teams

Pros​

  • Low implementation overhead compared to building auth yourself
  • Common auth flows included (registration, login, recovery, sessions/tokens)
  • Admin tooling typically available for user management and troubleshooting

Cons / gotchas​

  • Vendor dependency: your login UX and token model may be coupled to the platform
  • Account linking: if you also support WeChat / Apple / Google login, you still need a clear linking strategy to avoid duplicate accounts
  • Still requires your own stable user ID: do not use provider subject/email/phone as your primary key; map to your own internal userId

Implementation notes​

  • Maintain a stable internal userId in your database.
  • After Authing authentication succeeds, map the Authing identity to your internal userId.
  • Use the internal userId as the canonical identifier for account-bound data, entitlements, and cross-service integrations.

Official documentation​

  • Authing docs (English) (some pages may only be available in Chinese)
  • If a page isn’t available in English, browser auto-translate (e.g., Chrome Translate) usually works well. If anything looks unclear after auto-translation, reach out to our team for help.
  • Authing pricing
  • Authing site