You might benefit from checking out Microsoft's "Provider Models" in .NET. They address exactly this sort of abstraction. For this, you want the role and/or membership providers.
Thanks- - Andy Badera - [email protected] - (518) 641-1280 - Google me: http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew+badera On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 1:18 PM, bvelasquez <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see your point. Up until now, I've been relying on Google Account > Login, but this is the limiting factor. I should provide my own > mechanism and then link to the various providers. Much more > flexible. Too bad there isn't a python library to open all this up in > GAE, abstracting the authentication piece in a reusable way. Anyone > know if this exists? > > Barry > > On Dec 16, 3:57 am, conman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I amnot quite sure if I unserstand your question but I guess you need > > to manage your own User Login status which can be triggered by either > > Google Account Login or by FriendConnect or Facebook Connect or OpenId > > etc... > > > > That way a user would have the possibility to log in via different > > auth providers and different accounts but link this different logins > > to one user profile in your application. > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > On 16 Dez., 03:00, bvelasquez <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I added Google's Friend Connect to my GAE application. Now, there are > > > two sign in steps on my site. One to authenticate using GAE users and > > > the other for Friend Connect. This is not desirable and I was > > > wondering if anyone knew of the method for integrating the two so > > > there is only one sign-in. I should be able to pass the Google > > > Authentication through Friend Connect to the GAE application. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
