id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
7591	Authenticate By Email Support	Paul Kenjora <pkenjora@…>	anonymous	"Sometimes authenticating by email/password is preferable to username/password.  Many sites today (including Google) use the email/passwprd method.  Django authentication should support email and username authentication simultaneously (by developers choice).

The developer of a site will be responsible for picking which authentication method works best, the framework should support both.

Again discussion and more information at: 

http://blog.awarelabs.com/?p=59"	Uncategorized	closed	contrib.auth	dev	Normal	fixed	authenticate, email, login		Design decision needed	1	0	0	0	0	0