Or you could take a look at webapp2's auth module<http://webapp-improved.appspot.com/api/webapp2_extras/auth.html#module-webapp2_extras.auth>+ user model, Account Chooser and/or Google Identity Toolkit<https://developers.google.com/identity-toolkit/v1/learnmore>, or authenticating users agains third parties via OAuth 2.0 (e.g. google, facebook, linkedin, windows live, twitter, etc.)
On Saturday, June 23, 2012 7:24:53 AM UTC+2, Jeff Schnitzer wrote: > > Forget OpenID. Use BrowserID (aka Mozilla Persona): > https://www.browserid.org/ > > Jeff > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Jindřich Vavruška > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > > > I am developing a business application that I want to run on GAE. > > I tried to explain the OpenID concept to the business owner, emphasizing > > (maybe exaggerating) that OpenID is very easy for users. I did not tell > him > > that it is something ready "out of the box" because he does not like > > technical details. > > > > Unfortunately, the guy probably did not get and wants me to implement > the > > usual "register -> confirm -> use app login" concept in the business > app: we > > (the business) create a user (potential customer) using e-mail address > as > > the only contact. Business app then sends confirmation e-mail and if the > > user activates the account within certain time, the user id (e-mail) and > > password chosen by the user will be stored in the business app. > > > > I must admit I am quite reluctant not to take advantage of the existing > GAE > > OAuth framework and having to start reinventing the wheel. So there came > the > > idea "setup your own OpenID provider". It would be closed and accessible > > only by customers of this business and the OpenID provider engine would > only > > store their username and password. Then the business app would run using > the > > standard framework, without any weird workarounds. > > > > I was trying to google some OpenID provider app. All that I found is > Janrain > > Openid library. Unfortunately, it has very little documentation, if any. > > > > Could someone give me a hint how to use Janrain on GAE? Do I need to do > any > > modifications to the code? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Jindra > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "Google App Engine" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/ddMsB06tmSEJ. > > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/EQY1VTcS7jsJ. 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.
