Hello! I'd like to ask for some tips and guidance on user authentication.
I'm trying to build a web application (Python GAE service + JavaScript web app). I want to support multiple users, so that every user can store their own data. What I need is: - sign up mechanism (creating an account) - sign in mechanism (authentication) - unique name for user (to be a part of resource name, i.e. http://host/<user_name>/resource) In this context, could someone please outline the difference between Google Account API and OAuth API? As far as I understand, the difference is that Google Account API requires users to have a Google Account for signing in, whereas OAuth allows them to use other providers (including Google Accounts), correct? As for the unique name, will I have to create my own user name checking when signing up (if I don't want to show the e-mails to identify users) or is there an existing service or library I could use? Stefan -- 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/-/55kdnb1NdC8J. 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.
