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Discussion on: When signing up or logging into an app, do you prefer OAuth (authentication w/social media account) or email sign up/sign in?

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Fabien Hochstrrasser

Using OAuth will save you tons of trouble. No need to store credentials in your database, no need to setup a password recovery process, etc.
I was also sceptical first, but as a developer I see many advantages.
Do you know auth0.com?