Allow users to signup as members

[bumi]

Currently all contributors must be managed by existing core members. Using [Oraclize)[http://www.oraclize.it/] we could allow members to signup with their github user account. A core member would still be in control but the member would be in control of the signup with the ETH address.

how could it work?

• publish a gist with the chosen ETH address
• use kredits-web interface to initiate a signup
• contract uses oraclize to retrieve gist information (inkl. github user data) and compares the eth address to the msg.sender address.
• if msg.sender == the address in the contract we can assume the msg.sender controls the github account

resources:

• Oraclize documentation

[raucao]

Sounds great!

One question: wouldn't we also have to verify that the user controls the private keys for that Ethereum address?

[bumi]

That is done because the user initiates the signup / msg.sender is the account that has sent the transaction, thus controls the account.

[raucao]

Ah, right. Thanks.