Shared Code for Login Users and Management

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Thoughts list

Risks

Accidental erasure

(e.g. web crawlers finding the "erase all" link)

Hacking

platform targeting hackers

man in the middle after login not a worry

Wants

role-based users

Reusable user identities

If somebody did implement their own backend server, they'd be able to use it Rely on either a third-party or local identity authority For example, people could either use a server provided by or, in the case of a local app,

Simple management

Simple implementation (many languages)

One-stop shopping

Packages considered

Login/Authentication Roles/ Notes
OpenID OAuth Unsure how to tie together and handle management
Drupal Seems heavy when all we would want is the user code