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A comment on Ask HN: What should I use for authentication (WebID, OpenID, Password)?.

Re:Ask HN: What should I use for authentication (WebID, Open... by nailer on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @02:08PM (#14141284)
oauth to the person's email account. Authorisation to use someone's email is sufficient authentication.
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Re:Ask HN: What should I use for authentication (WebID, Open... by stephenr on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @11:54AM (#14148636)
Doesn't that assume their email host supports oauth?
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