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[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 86 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not that strange. Different users may belong to different groups which may have different authentication backends. The associated authentication method is brought up once a username has been provided.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 50 points 1 day ago

if your choice of api route directly affects your auth flow something is very wrong.

[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 day ago

You can do that as part of an OAuth workflow. You don’t need to have them on separate pages for that to happen.

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Yes, but, it also lets them slurp up email addresses. Routing users is legit tho.

this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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