What happens if they require 2FA via SMS or an Authenticator app to log in? Can you indefinitely refresh auth?
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#42To everyone criticizing this project, you should probably dig a bit to find out what's the context of this project. From the integuru page: > We build integrations with platforms lacking official APIs. We specialize in low-latency integrations via reverse-engineering. All integrations are open-source. So these warnings are probably wasted on someone that is very much aware of what he is doing.
I looked at the website before commenting just to be sure. Judging from the quality of the design (which, yes, I think is an appropriate way to arrive at this conclusion), I would not be surprised to find out that this is a couple recent college grads who don’t realize what this business entails.
Those simple, minimal css websites are trendy right now as a way to signal "this isn't a bloated business, we're practical and efficient". See ssi.inc for a high profile example
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#43What happens if they require 2FA via SMS or an Authenticator app to log in? Can you indefinitely refresh auth?
We can handle 2FA during login. Regarding refreshing auth, it depends on the platform. We can help remain logged in nearly indefinitely on some platforms, while others would require users to re-login periodically.
Re: Show HN: Venmo Unofficial API
#44To everyone criticizing this project, you should probably dig a bit to find out what's the context of this project. From the integuru page: > We build integrations with platforms lacking official APIs. We specialize in low-latency integrations via reverse-engineering. All integrations are open-source. So these warnings are probably wasted on someone that is very much aware of what he is doing.
I looked at the website before commenting just to be sure. Judging from the quality of the design (which, yes, I think is an appropriate way to arrive at this conclusion), I would not be surprised to find out that this is a couple recent college grads who don’t realize what this business entails.
> which, yes, I think is an appropriate way to arrive at this conclusion
it's not
Re: Show HN: Venmo Unofficial API
#45What happens if they require 2FA via SMS or an Authenticator app to log in? Can you indefinitely refresh auth?
We can handle 2FA during login. Regarding refreshing auth, it depends on the platform. We can help remain logged in nearly indefinitely on some platforms, while others would require users to re-login periodically.
Where would I be able to learn more about how you handle this?
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Indeed. It also seems more like Plaid than ElcomSoft.
Plaid use screen scraping which is why it breaks all the time. In terms of reverse engineering undocumented but official APIs, you’re thinking of their competitor Teller.
They have better integration with some banks, one which goes through an OAuth flow.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
We can handle 2FA during login. Regarding refreshing auth, it depends on the platform. We can help remain logged in nearly indefinitely on some platforms, while others would require users to re-login periodically.
Where would I be able to learn more about how you handle this?
Feel free to book a call with us here: https://calendly.com/d/ckp6-9yn-pnd/chat-w-richard-alan
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#48Re: Show HN: Venmo Unofficial API
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Goody idea in 2014 but it is 2024 and AI capabilities defeat nearly all "Prove you are a human" challenges.
> ...AI capabilities defeat nearly all "Prove you are a human" challenges Not really, seeing lots of captchas from Arkose, Cloudflare, HCaptcha, etc keep up with this in stopping bots.
Hah, not a chance that’s true.