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Logging in with email only

I'm working on a blog and there will be an option to post a comment. I could implement registration with username, password and email — the standard way. I could implement 3rd-party authorization ...
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How should I go about integrating Mozilla Persona in a website?

For those who've never heard of it before, Mozilla Persona is a single sign-on method that's pretty strict on privacy. For me, as a website administrator, it means that I don't need to ask the user ...
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Should my app send a confirmation email on user registration?

I'm grappling with the user registration experience for my application. I'm considering this model: User enters... Username Password Password confirmation Email address The app displays a ...
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How do I best tell a user that his/her account will be locked if they enter the wrong credentials too many times?

We are going to add an additional layer of security to our product by locking user accounts for a short period of time (configurable in the product, but probably 5-10 minutes) when a user has tried to ...
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How to request a third-party login within a seperate mobile application

I'm designing a mobile app that requires the user to log-in with their LinkedIn account. I feel I might have cluttered too much info into it, but everything seems to be important. I want the user ...
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Password validation in login form

In registration form, I have client side validation for strength of password. For example password should be not less than 6 symbols, consists at least 1 digit, and at least 1 letter. For example: ...
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Biometrics Activated UI

I'm having a problem regarding a user interface with bio-metrics inter action in employee logging in/out. The employee needs to choose whether he/she will login or logout and enter his/her employee ...
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What OpenID log-in screen is appropriate for people who don't understand SAML, OpenID, or Federation?

Every person that I've introduced to Stackexchange has had the same question/problem... that is they are confused by options to log using "gmail" or "hotmail" and assume that this is an email ...
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When is user authentication really necessary?

Better said, how much harder is to mantain a forum/message-board/community webiste with unauthenticated users and what would be the benefits and disadvantages in comparison to an account-based one? ...
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When should “Log on” or “Log off” be used? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Using “Sign in” vs using “Log in” I'm porting an old application that has a "Log on" screen. When would I use "Log on" vs the alternatives (Sign ...
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WebApp User Login Screen

I am currently considering options for a web/intranet application login screen and this seems like a good place to share. Not much work has gone into the current screen since creation and it exists ...
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Whats more user friendly local authentication or remote authentication (OpenID, OAuth)

from a usability perspective only (not security) what do users find more comfortable A site with it's own login page (need to sign up but then easier to login) or a site with remote authentication ...