> Can you please eloborate on why consolidating the userbase is a requirement?

It's not strictly a requirement, but I stated so for the sake of
simplifying the discussion in this case.

> Can't we  always have multiple user databases and multiple authentication 
> handlers as long as we externally make sure that the unique ID to identify 
> the users are not duplicated across DBs?

Yes, you can do this.  However, I believe it's fundamentally difficult
in practice for systems that do not have a direct relationship; at the
least the systems should be coupled via a reconciliation tool that
enforces uniqueness at account creation and for account changes; a
periodic audit check is also wise.

M

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