[IxDA Discuss] email address as username

[Christina Wodtke]

  5 reasons not to use email for login

http://blog.publicsquarehq.com/view/5_reasons_not_t

Sunandini Basu wrote:
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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
>
>   

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