opened 05:56PM - 05 Jul 18 UTC
closed 04:57PM - 20 Nov 23 UTC
suggestion
OpenID is a decentralized authentication system. It allows to delegate the authe…ntication to a third party trusted by the end-user. The last version (OpenID Connect) works over OAuth 2.0. It's alrady used by a lot of websites, but usually limited to a few big providers like Google or Facebook (don't ask why...).
Allowing to login on Mastodon through OpenID would also prevent to have to remember another login/password.
*For reference, @Sylvhem has submitted a request to add an OpenID provider in Mastodon: #4800.*