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I Just Wanted a Login Form: A Dev's Auth Nightmare

Started with a simple username/password form. Ended up debugging SAML XML and writing OPA Rego policies. One developer built a satirical site to capture the absurd complexity of modern authentication, and honestly, it's too real.

Mar 2, 2026 · 4 min read

Infrastructure

518 MCP Servers Scanned: 41% Have Zero Auth

Stack Overflow published how MCP authentication should work. I scanned 518 production servers to see what they actually do. Spoiler: 156 servers let anyone call tools that post tweets, trigger CI/CD, and send emails. No token required.

Feb 23, 2026 · 4 min read