Gregory's Server
@skymtf If it works like the Peertube plugin that does a similar thing then when you log into Pixelfed it redirects to your masto server, goes through the login process there if you aren't already logged in, then masto sends back a "key" to pixelfed essentially saying "Skylar is logged in" then boom...you are redirected to pixelfed logged in!
It is pretty automatic...most times you would just see a masto page briefly appear and then back to pixelfed. It is still 2 accounts on 2 servers and no crossposting or any other data sharing happens besides verifying a person's identity. It is just 2 independent accounts with common credentials.
You could technically do the opposite too if Gargron made it easier...log into masto with pixelfed credentials...or you could have multiple masto alts authenicating with the credentials of your main...or whatever other website that uses the same standards (likely OAuth/OIDC)
@msh @skymtf if I get your explanation correctly, it means if your Mastodon instance disappears, you also lose your pixelfed account because you have no more way to authenticate yourself on your pixelfed instance right?
I've never used this option with GAFAM account for privacy reasons, although we don't have (for now) to worry about this part with the fediverse, it still seems a bit dangerous to me.