# backend

[Your users aren't IP addresses.](https://alanvarghese.me/blog/your-users-arent-ip-addresses)
2025-03-11 · 3 min read
Let’s get this out of the way first:

[Auth is a product, not a feature.](https://alanvarghese.me/blog/auth-is-a-product-not-a-feature)
2025-02-23 · 5 min read
“Just generate a token and check it later, right?”

[All writing](https://alanvarghese.me/blog)