henfiber / KB-Buying-guide-EU.md

Last active April 30, 2025 09:19

Buying keyboards and keyboard components from EU

Europe

SkinFlint : Price comparison site which has some nice filtering options per switch type etc. Searches for offers in UK, Germany, Poland and Austria
mykeyboard.eu : Keyboards, keycaps and accessories. Based in Belgium.
candykeys.com : European Store selling Vortex, Leopold, KBP, Anne Pro keyboards, keycap sets and components (ISO + ANSI). Based in Germany, ships to EU.
falba.tech : custom wooden bamboo cases, and some acrylic and carbon ones. Switch packs (65 browns at 48EUR). Other parts for the GH60, Atreus, ErgoDox. Also Microcontrollers, diodes, leds etc.
42keebs.eu - Mostly PCBs, tools and accessories. Located in Czech Republic.
KEYGEM : Switches, Keycaps, lubes, cables, DIY kits and deskmats. Based in Germany, ships to the EU and worldwide.
[Eloquent Clicks - Custom Mechanical Keyboard Store](https://www.eloquen

samsch / stop-using-jwts.md

Last active April 10, 2025 08:31

Stop using JWTs

Stop using JWTs!

TLDR: JWTs should not be used for keeping your user logged in. They are not designed for this purpose, they are not secure, and there is a much better tool which is designed for it: regular cookie sessions.

If you've got a bit of time to watch a presentation on it, I highly recommend this talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYeekwv3vC4 (Note that other topics are largely skimmed over, such as CSRF protection. You should learn about other topics from other sources. Also note that "valid" usecases for JWTs at the end of the video can also be easily handled by other, better, and more secure tools. Specifically, PASETO.)

A related topic: Don't use localStorage (or sessionStorage) for authentication credentials, including JWT tokens: https://www.rdegges.com/2018/please-stop-using-local-storage/

The reason to avoid JWTs comes down to a couple different points: