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Frequently Asked Questions about RelyAuth

RelyAuth seems similar to Hasura Auth. Why do we need RelyAuth?​

If your authentication system uses JSON Web Token (JWT) and webhook modes, you may not need RelyAuth.

RelyAuth extends your authentication system with:

  • multiple and fallback authentication modes. Enable multiple JWT secrets and admin secrets that are available in the enterprise edition of Hasura GraphQL Engine v2 only.
  • API key authentication mode that isn't supported in Hasura DDN.
  • flexible transformation pipelines for session variables.
  • advanced security rules.

You can use both built-in authentication modes in Hasura DDN and RelyAuth for secondary authentication strategies.

How do I enable a fully open production API where any user can query anything without any auth in their queries?​

Use the NoAuth mode with caution.