We will be moving our Topicbox to a self hosted discourse. Our topicbox is very open (in the sense that most subscribers are approved, but initial postings are moderated), but we also don’t want problems of spam, hackers, etc on the new discourse. On discourse we intend to allow authentication via …

why don’t you do it in stages? start with the obvious high priority social logins and then add Discourse ID later?

[image] wsmwktb: I see differing opinions on this subject from years past regarding the risks of enabling auth via discourse ID . Those listed risks are mostly what people call “allucinations”. Reputation Mismatch: Trust levels (TL0–TL4) earned on other forums may not align with your communi…

<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=are+there+any+signficant+downsides+or+problems+with+walking+along+a+seafront%3F&sca_esv=c22c990d6aa7f981&sxsrf=APpeQntXICQ6Zqw44HmQp3gxhMz8l1TZWg%3A1786392806997&ei=5jB6atmfPPq3hbIPkpmLyQY&biw=411&bih=760&oq=are+there+any+signficant+downsides+or+problems+with+walking+along+a+seafront%3F&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIk1hcmUgdGhlcmUgYW55IHNpZ25maWNhbnQgZG93bnNpZGVzIG9yIHByb2JsZW1zIHdpdGggd2Fsa2luZyBhbG9uZyBhIHNlYWZyb250PzIEEB4YCkj8vAFQ9BFY0a8BcAt4AJABAZgB5QGgAfJbqgEINDIuNDAuMTC4AQzIAQD4AQGYAjWgAs0wwgIEECEYCsICBRAAGO8FwgIGECEYFRgKwgIFECEYnwXCAggQIRgNGBUYCpgDAOIDBRIBMSBAiAYBkgcHMTkuMjguNqAHua8CsgcGOC4yOC42uAesMMIHCTAuNDEuMTEuMcgHhQGACAE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp">Downsides of walking along a seafront It’s how you phrase em :sweat_smile:

Thank you everyone for the feedback. It confirms my own reasoning. (Who trusts google results these days?) Question: The flip side to my initial question is, is there a way to allow selective local accounts? In other words, allow accounts created in our discourse for say admins, but require all …

If you want more security on admin accounts, you can switch Enforce second factor to staff.

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merefield (Robert) August 10, 2026, 8:15pm 4

Downsides of walking along a seafront

It’s how you phrase em

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