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description: "Discussion on \"Clerk auth in Next.js: from authMiddleware to proxy.ts and auth.protect()\". My 2023 Clerk demo guarded every route from authMiddleware. What replaced it in Next.js 16: clerkMiddleware() in proxy.ts and auth.protect() per page."
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# [Clerk auth in Next.js: from authMiddleware to proxy.ts and auth.protect()](https://mohamedgado.hashnode.dev/clerk-nextjs-middleware-auth-protect?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

My 2023 Clerk demo guarded every route from authMiddleware. What replaced it in Next.js 16: clerkMiddleware() in proxy.ts and auth.protect() per page.

1d ago · 7 min read · mohamedgado.hashnode.dev  
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Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years building web and mobile products in React, Next.js and React Native. I build and ship Masareef and Rafiq on my own. Originals live at mohamedgado.com/writing.

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