If your web app uses Twitter to log users in, this would be a ... • Aaron Parecki

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If your web app uses Twitter to log users in, this would be a great time to add some alternative authentication methods!

You may also want to make a plan to handle account recovery for people who have already deleted their Twitter accounts...

Portland, Oregon, USA • 42°F

Thu, Nov 17, 2022 6:27pm -08:00 #twitter

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- ChiefGyk3D social.chiefgyk3d.com/@chiefgyk3d
  
  @aaronpk Thanks for reminding me to check which services I use with Twitter. It was a nice work around to enforce security keys I have to admit
  
  Fri, Nov 18, 2022 3:15pm +00:00
- zamubafoo hachyderm.io/@zamu
  
  @aaronpk Oh boy, you just reminded me to unlink a few accounts that I still have an active session with.
  
  Fri, Nov 18, 2022 2:44am +00:00
- T. Greywolf critter.zone/@t_greywolf
  
  @aaronpk What, we can't just keep using Gary?
  
  Fri, Nov 18, 2022 2:35am +00:00
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  nobody could have predicted this 😂 but yeah, this is why the most common next step after logging in is these services asking for your email so they have a recovery path
  
  Fri, Nov 18, 2022 2:32am +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- brian schrader twitter.com/sonicrocketman
  
  Not for this *exact reason* but I have always been wary of "Sign in with X". I do not like having some other party own my users.
  
  Fri, Nov 18, 2022 2:29am +00:00 (via brid.gy)

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