Show HN: Irongate – Serverless Auth on AWS
Irongate is a serverless authentication solution for AWS that provides a complete auth system using Amazon API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB, handling user sign-up, sign-in, and token management without requiring dedicated server infrastructure.
Background
- **Irongate** is an open-source (MIT) project that provides authentication/authorization for serverless apps on AWS, using API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB — no extra server or third-party auth service needed.
- **Serverless** means you run code on demand (AWS Lambda) without managing servers; this is popular among indie devs and startups because it scales automatically and costs little when idle.
- AWS's native auth options (Cognito, IAM) can be complex or costly for simple use cases; Irongate aims to fill that gap with a lightweight, configurable solution.
- The project is by Robin Srimal; as a "Show HN" it's being presented to the Hacker News community for feedback.