Janrain is probably the simplest way to do third party authentication, but you can also integrate directly with OpenID and OAuth providers. See this section of the book for details: http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/08#Other-Login-Methods-and-Login-Forms Anthony
On Monday, February 21, 2011 4:43:35 PM UTC-5, Pystar wrote: > I am thinking of including third party authentication mechanisms like > Twitter and facebook onto my site, but according to web2py > documentation I have to register with Janrain before I can use it. > Here's the catch, this is a new website, no income yet from it, but > according to Janrain, the free version they are offering only supports > 2,500 unique users, I do hope that my site picks up and gets more than > 2500 users, now I am a little sceptical, I would like to know if they > are other methods I can use to include 3rd party authentication and > authorization mechanisms onto my site? > Thanks > Pystar
