{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hapijs/discuss/issues/163","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hapijs/discuss/issues/163/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hapijs/discuss/issues/163/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hapijs/discuss/issues/163/events","html_url":"https://github.com/hapijs/discuss/issues/163","id":106528678,"number":163,"title":"What is the difference between an Auth Scheme and Strategy?","user":{"login":"nelsonic","id":194400,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/194400?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic","html_url":"https://github.com/nelsonic","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":5,"created_at":"2015-09-15T10:35:40Z","updated_at":"2015-09-16T07:01:09Z","closed_at":"2015-09-16T07:01:09Z","body":"What is the *distinction* between a Server Auth [***Scheme***](http://hapijs.com/api#serverauthschemename-scheme) and [***Strategy***](http://hapijs.com/api#serverauthstrategyname-scheme-mode-options)? \r\n\r\nDo we need to have *both*?\r\n\r\nIf someone can *explain* the difference we will PR into the docs.\r\n\r\n> **Note**: Also asked on StackOverFlow so the responder gets points and the project gets exposure/SEO:\r\nhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/32583802/in-hapi-js-what-is-the-difference-between-an-auth-scheme-and-strategy\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hapijs/discuss/issues/comments/140649058","html_url":"https://github.com/hapijs/discuss/issues/163#issuecomment-140649058","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/hapijs/discuss/issues/163","id":140649058,"user":{"login":"nelsonic","id":194400,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/194400?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic","html_url":"https://github.com/nelsonic","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nelsonic/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-09-16T07:01:09Z","updated_at":"2015-09-16T07:01:09Z","body":"@devinivy we *are* working on something. (*will share soon*)\r\nBut the scheme/strategy question came up in a discussion at and *I* could not *articulate* the difference adequately to a people who are *new* to Hapi/Auth ... (*often the words fail me*...)\r\nwhen we googled it an *explanation* did not come up so we thought it made sense to have the question explicitly asked on StackOverflow/Here so others would find/understand the answer. ;-)\r\n\r\nThanks again @mtharrison for the diagram and answer on SO. Accept & Up-voted!"}}