+1. custom login pages/sign up links redirection etc are pretty old problems that haven't been solved...
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 2:28 PM, jay <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > Please allow me to rant for a few minutes about some very annoying > problems I've recently had with logins and authentication. Hopefully > somebody at Google will notice and forward the issue on to somebody > with some power to do something. > > A short preface: I use Google Apps for Business and after prompting, > foolishly "upgraded my account infrastructure". This has created a > problem where I can no longer be simultaneously be logged into my > Google Apps domain hosted email ([email protected]) and my Google > account ([email protected]). According to enterprise support this > change cannot be rolled back. > > Whats really annoying is that now that I'm logged into my email, I can > no longer be simultaneously be logged into my App Engine Applications. > To work around this I simply use 2 browsers. Chrome for email and > Firefox for everything else. > > The problem Im concerned about is that when I'm logged into my email, > and try and log into my App Engine Application I'm asked whether or > not I want to share my email address with the application. The only > options are yes or no. THERE IS NO OPTION TO CHANGE ACCOUNTS OR CREATE > A NEW ACCOUNT. > > example: http://blight.ironhelmet.com/static/LoginError.PNG > > If you choose "no" the login fails. Useres are expected to "just know" > that they need to go and log out of this account somewhere else before > they can log into my applications. > > Also: My Apps don't use Federated Logins because, similarly once > logged in there is no way for me to offer my useres a way to log out. > > I don't know how many of my useres are in a similar situation to me, > but I this is a very poor interface. I need my customers to be able to > create new google accounts for just my applications. I don't want my > useres to have to trust me with thier google account or email. It has > to be OK for them to create a throw away account for just my > applications. > > When I'm logged into my Google Apps domain hosted email > ([email protected]) and I visit Google Groups, I'm simply presented > with an error, but at least I have button that prompts me to sign out > of my current account. THIS WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW. > > example:http://blight.ironhelmet.com/static/LoginError2.PNG > > Thanks for reading. > > Jay. > > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
