GHC GitLab change to login: disabling OAuth via GitHub

[Bryan Richter]

Hi Jakob, thanks for the confirmation.

I've had one report that the password reset email ended up in the spam
folder, so be on the lookout for that.

-Bryan

On Sun, 7 May 2023 at 15:51, Jakob Brünker <jakob.bruenker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> for what it's worth, as someone who has been using GitHub OAuth, it looks
> like using the password reset functionality with one's github email address
> is enough to be able to log in.
>
> Best,
> Jakob
>
> On Sun, May 7, 2023 at 12:08 PM Bryan Richter via ghc-devs <
> ghc-devs at haskell.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Spammers have been abusing GitHub OAuth to create accounts on
>> gitlab.haskell.org and post spam.
>>
>> Due to team resources, the only good way to stop spammers right now is to
>> manually approve each new user. GitHub OAuth defeats that by automatically
>> approving new users.
>>
>> So, sadly, I have disabled GitHub OAuth for the time being. If you used
>> it to sign up and have trouble logging in now, one of us admins can help
>> you out.
>>
>> -Bryan
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