SignalThe discussion repeatedly surfaces that JWT itself is not broken — the real problem is bad defaults in libraries, missing validation steps, and developers not understanding the security model, suggesting tooling that catches these mistakes would be valuable.
Why NowAI-assisted code review is normalizing automated security feedback in developer workflows, and supply chain security concerns have made AppSec tooling a budget priority for engineering orgs.
MarketDev teams and security orgs; sits in the SAST/DAST market ($5B+). Snyk and Semgrep exist but lack deep, auth-specific analysis — this would be a specialized wedge.
MoatAccumulating a library of auth-specific vulnerability patterns across frameworks and languages creates a knowledge moat that's hard to replicate quickly.
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