# Distrust: Discourse as an OpenID Connect provider

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/distrust-discourse-as-an-openid-connect-provider/195385>\
**Category:** Extras\
**Created:** [June 29, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/distrust-discourse-as-an-openid-connect-provider/195385 "2021-06-29T17:24:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/distrust-discourse-as-an-openid-connect-provider/195385/3 "2021-06-29T18:27:52Z")

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Awesome initiative! I always wanted Discourse to be usable as an OAuth provider, so it can easily be integrated with more tools. Making it an external small service makes a lot of sense too!

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