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Authentication

The Contest Monitoring System uses Google OAuth for user authentication. Users must authenticate with their organizational email to access the system.

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Students are registered to the database manually. Registration is not open to the public. Potential improvement includes allowing heads to add students to the system or send invitations.

Below are the two primary authentication flows:

OAuth Authentication​

In this flow, the user initiates the login process through a redirect to Google OAuth.

Login URL via Email​

In this flow, the user can request a login URL, which is sent to their email.