# Account Login using Public Key

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-login-using-public-key/345316>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [January 2, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-login-using-public-key/345316 "2025-01-02T21:07:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-login-using-public-key/345316/6 "2025-01-03T06:08:10Z")

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You’ll need to get a good handle on terminology and a clear design to propose anything concrete.

For instance, by “2FA” you probably mean “TOTP”?

And “username is public key” leaves a ton to be interpreted.

In the meanwhile, you could POC your proposed scheme by implementing it as a [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) (or SAML or oAuth…) provider.

Also, in what scenario does this proposal make things better for the end user?

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