Re:SQL Keys in Depth
by dragonwriter on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @11:35AM
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> I can't think of any system off the top of my head that lets you change your handle, or why you would really want to.
Pretty much any system with a real name policy both does and needs to let you change your handle, because preferred real (and legal) names change. Now, these systems often use email addresses as login names, but they sometimes also support changing the primary email address as well. In effect, identity is most likely managed by a surrogate key that isn't exposed.
Pretty much any system with a real name policy both does and needs to let you change your handle, because preferred real (and legal) names change. Now, these systems often use email addresses as login names, but they sometimes also support changing the primary email address as well. In effect, identity is most likely managed by a surrogate key that isn't exposed.