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by hrbf 1598 days ago
I ask myself why a Google account is mandatory to use it. It’s probably a shortcut to not have to deal with a credential database. However, neither I nor any of the companies I work for would even consider this product for this very reason, despite it appearing to be quite useful.
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I'm not keen on adding username/password registration, but I do have additional SSO flows behind the scenes:

GitHub - https://www.haveibeenexpired.com/auth/github Windows Live - https://www.haveibeenexpired.com/auth/windowslive

I can easily add more, and once this is needed by users, I will create a login page that lists all these options.

Oh wow, do tell me more please!

Indeed, I wanted to spare myself from implementing more detailed registration, but mainly wanted to keep the user from more steps in the registration process.

What would be an acceptable sign-in method for you?