RPXNow user mapping

Question

I am looking into solutions for providing multiple login methods to my site. I found rpxnow.com and they map user accounts from all the different networks. My question is how do they know that I am user1 on twitter and bigdude2 on facebook? I'm hoping it goes beyond email lookups.

The end result I want is a unique user in my database no matter what account they sign in with, dupes are a no-no, but most likely inevitable I am guessing.

Answer 1

Hello,

Thanks for considering RPX, and great question. Associating multiple accounts from different social networks or identity providers can be easily accomplished with RPX. We provide a simple mapping API that allows you to associate/link multiple third party identities (from Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to a single user object in your database. For more documentation on the account mapping feature, please follow this link - https://rpxnow.com/docs#mappings.