
A lot of Authentication as a Service platforms do a good job right up until the moment a token lands in a browser cookie. After that, you're on your own. If a malicious user manages to steal that cookie and replay it in another browser, they may be able to take over the original user's session. That is session hijacking.

Typing usernames and passwords, waiting for SMS codes, digging through countless entries in your authenticator app. We feel your pain, truly.

Open almost any website today and the first thing you'll see isn’t the content, it's a cookie banner. A pop-up asking you to accept, reject or configure tracking. It's just a routine part of browsing the web. Or is it?