Prompt
What should I use for auth if I need Google login, password reset, and MFA?
Latest observation
If you need Google login + password reset + MFA, the simplest answer is: use a managed identity provider rather than building auth yourself.
Good options
- Auth0 – very full-featured, easy to integrate, supports Google social login, password reset flows, MFA, and lots of advanced auth features.
- Firebase Authentication – great if you’re already on Firebase/Google Cloud; supports Google sign-in, email/password reset, and MFA (though the MFA story is more limited than Auth0).
- AWS Cognito – solid if you’re on AWS; supports social login via Google, password reset, and MFA, but can be more cumbersome to configure.
- Clerk – very developer-friendly, good UI out of the box, supports Google login, password reset, and MFA.
- Supabase Auth – good for simpler apps; supports Google login and email password reset, but MFA support may be less mature depending on your exact needs.
My recommendation
- Fastest/easiest developer experience: Clerk
- Most enterprise-y / flexible: Auth0
- If you’re already all-in on Google/Firebase: Firebase Auth
- If you’re already on AWS: Cognito
What to look for specifically
Make sure the provider supports:
- Google OAuth / OpenID Connect
- Email/password auth if you want password reset
- Built-in MFA (TOTP, SMS, or WebAuthn/passkeys)
- Account recovery / reset flows
- Good SDKs for your frontend/backend stack
Avoid building from scratch unless you really need to
Implementing auth yourself is usually a bad tradeoff because you’ll need to get:
- secure password storage
- reset token handling
- MFA enrollment and challenge flows
- OAuth edge cases
- session management
- account recovery
- abuse prevention
If you tell me your stack (e.g. React + Node, Next.js, mobile app, AWS/GCP, etc.), I can recommend the best fit more precisely.
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