From 2a86a340355f00a07d22623d1fd123fc49a8b0a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Giuseppe Bilotta Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:08:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] comment on credentials page idea --- doc/todo/creditentials_page.mdwn | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/todo/creditentials_page.mdwn b/doc/todo/creditentials_page.mdwn index 805fc2cd6..42a63ad16 100644 --- a/doc/todo/creditentials_page.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/creditentials_page.mdwn @@ -7,3 +7,17 @@ pushing [[this|todo/httpauth feature parity with passwordauth]] and [[this|todo/ * password hash (this is generally considered a valuable secret; is this still true with good hashes and proper salting?) such a page could have a form as described in [[todo/structured page data]] and could even serve as a way of managing users. --[[chrysn]] + +> I was just thinking about something along these lines myself. The +> idea, if I understand correctly, is to allow users to have multiple +> login options all leading to the same identity. This would allow a +> user to login for example via either their Google account or their +> WordPress account, while still being identified as the same user. + +> However, I'm not sure this should be a static page (I guess you +> mean `$USER/credentials`, I don't think ‘creditentials’ actually +> exists). Something entirely managed at the CGI level is probably +> better, as it also helps keeping the data in its place (such as ssh +> public keys in `authorized_keys` etc). + +> -- GB -- 2.39.5