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by jaratec 240 days ago
> Do you mean a username that is distinct from email or phone number?

No, he means a unique user id, generated by the server when you sign up for the service. Then for every login attempt, you provide the username/email + user id + password.

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Thanks.

Would love to hear from other folks who have implemented this on how it affects the user experience. Seems to me it'd be high friction.