# Auto-assign random, anonymous usernames

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-assign-random-anonymous-usernames/194278
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 18, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-assign-random-anonymous-usernames/194278 "2021-06-18T09:26:56Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-assign-random-anonymous-usernames/194278/2 "2021-06-18T10:51:29Z")

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I think they the easiest way would be to use an external authentication system and [DiscourseConnect - Official Single-Sign-On for Discourse (sso)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-official-single-sign-on-for-discourse-sso/13045). Otherwise you could do it with a plugin. Another solution (though you don’t say exactly why this is a problem) might be theme component that obscured the username.

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