🛂(backend) match email if no existing user matches the sub #303
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Purpose
Some OIDC identity providers may provide a random value in the "sub" field instead of an identifying ID. In this case, it may be a good idea to fallback to matching the user on its email field.
Proposal
OIDC_FALLBACK_TO_EMAIL_FOR_IDENTIFICATION
which defaults toTrue
email
field before creating a new user for the unknown sub.