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Clerk

An authentication and user management service that handles sign-up, sign-in, and session management for web applications. OTP uses Clerk for user accounts.

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API Key

A secret token that identifies and authenticates an API caller. Simpler than OAuth — appropriate for server-to-server integrati...

OAuth

An open standard for delegated authorization. Lets one application access another on a user's behalf without seeing the passwor...

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