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Bill Burke 2016-05-27 14:11:50 -04:00
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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ there can be two situations:
* There is already a {{book.project.name}} user account imported and linked with the authenticated identity provider account. * There is already a {{book.project.name}} user account imported and linked with the authenticated identity provider account.
In this case, {{book.project.name}} will just authenticate as the existing user and redirect back to application. In this case, {{book.project.name}} will just authenticate as the existing user and redirect back to application.
* There is not yet an existing {{book.project.name}} user account imported and linked for this external user. * There is not yet an existing {{book.project.name}} user account imported and linked for this external user.
Usually you just want to register and import the new account into {{book.project.name} database, but what if there is existing Usually you just want to register and import the new account into {{book.project.name}} database, but what if there is existing
{{book.project.name}} account with the same email? Automatically linking the existing local account to the external {{book.project.name}} account with the same email? Automatically linking the existing local account to the external
identity provider is a potential security hole as you can't always trust the information you get from the external identity provider. identity provider is a potential security hole as you can't always trust the information you get from the external identity provider.