GitHub shouldn't allow username reuse

Re:GitHub shouldn't allow username reuse by rileymat2 on Friday February 09, 2018 @05:59PM (#16344578)

How does this work with third party login? For instance I can use my github accout to log in to gitlab. Seems like a security risk for even dormant accounts.

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Re:GitHub shouldn't allow username reuse by compsciphd on Friday February 09, 2018 @08:19PM (#16345264)

I'd assume that any use of github services (such as use of a token) keeps the account non dormant.

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Re:GitHub shouldn't allow username reuse by knownothing on Friday February 09, 2018 @06:26PM (#16344717)

I'd imagine all OAuth tokens associated with an account are rolled when it's transferred.

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Re:GitHub shouldn't allow username reuse by rileymat2 on Saturday February 10, 2018 @09:34AM (#16347419)

I was not clear, github works as an identity provider. I am not talking about api access to github, I am talking about using github to log into other services.

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