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I read it as "don't bother with details, just use this thing here that does a lot of other things but happens to have a lib that might do it".

I think it's absolutely a good idea to use battle tested code, but you need at least working knowledge on what you're doing to apply it properly. Same thing applies for crypto in general: you generally don't implement it yourself, you generally use battle tested code, but you need to understand what you're doing. The idea that you can eliminate any of these steps and have something working properly is wishful thinking.




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