Auth Dance
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A joking description of the awkward sequence of redirects, tokens, prompts, and confirmations involved in authentication or authorization flows. In developer slang, auth dance usually implies the flow is more elaborate than anyone wishes it were.
In plain English: A humorous term for the complicated steps in an authentication flow.
Example: "The mobile login still fails halfway through the auth dance when the browser hands control back to the app with an expired state token."
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