[IxDA Discuss] email address as username

[Joanie McCollom]

If the display name is unique, then it can serve as a username.

Otherwise, if you use email address as a unique identifier, then any
accompanying password field must be clearly labeled so that users do not put
in the password for their email address. I have had success with "Create
Password" and "Retype Password" as labels. Not sure if you're asking users to
fully create an account...

-joanie

------ Original Message ------
Received: 04:44 AM PDT, 10/27/2006
From: "Sunandini Basu" <sunandinibasu at gmail.com>
To: discuss at ixda.org
Subject: [IxDA Discuss] email address as username

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> 
> Hi
> I'm reviewing a web based blogging service. Currently on sign up, the
> user has to enter a username, a display name and an email address. I
> suggest that that username be replaced by the user's email address.
> (from any email, say yahoo, gmail, hotmail, rediffmail, etc)
> How would this impact the security of the product? Is there any
> drawback in using an email address as the username?
> Cheers,
> S
> 
> -- 
> "Less isn't more, just enough is more!"
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