diff --git a/client/modernizr-custom.js b/client/modernizr-custom.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cea9367..0000000
--- a/client/modernizr-custom.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-/*! modernizr 3.3.1 (Custom Build) | MIT *
- * https://modernizr.com/download/?-fetch-promises-setclasses !*/
-!function(e,n,s){function o(e,n){return typeof e===n}function i(){var e,n,s,i,a,f,l;for(var c in r)if(r.hasOwnProperty(c)){if(e=[],n=r[c],n.name&&(e.push(n.name.toLowerCase()),n.options&&n.options.aliases&&n.options.aliases.length))for(s=0;s<n.options.aliases.length;s++)e.push(n.options.aliases[s].toLowerCase());for(i=o(n.fn,"function")?n.fn():n.fn,a=0;a<e.length;a++)f=e[a],l=f.split("."),1===l.length?Modernizr[l[0]]=i:(!Modernizr[l[0]]||Modernizr[l[0]]instanceof Boolean||(Modernizr[l[0]]=new Boolean(Modernizr[l[0]])),Modernizr[l[0]][l[1]]=i),t.push((i?"":"no-")+l.join("-"))}}function a(e){var n=l.className,s=Modernizr._config.classPrefix||"";if(c&&(n=n.baseVal),Modernizr._config.enableJSClass){var o=new RegExp("(^|\\s)"+s+"no-js(\\s|$)");n=n.replace(o,"$1"+s+"js$2")}Modernizr._config.enableClasses&&(n+=" "+s+e.join(" "+s),c?l.className.baseVal=n:l.className=n)}var t=[],r=[],f={_version:"3.3.1",_config:{classPrefix:"",enableClasses:!0,enableJSClass:!0,usePrefixes:!0},_q:[],on:function(e,n){var s=this;setTimeout(function(){n(s[e])},0)},addTest:function(e,n,s){r.push({name:e,fn:n,options:s})},addAsyncTest:function(e){r.push({name:null,fn:e})}},Modernizr=function(){};Modernizr.prototype=f,Modernizr=new Modernizr,Modernizr.addTest("promises",function(){return"Promise"in e&&"resolve"in e.Promise&&"reject"in e.Promise&&"all"in e.Promise&&"race"in e.Promise&&function(){var n;return new e.Promise(function(e){n=e}),"function"==typeof n}()});var l=n.documentElement,c="svg"===l.nodeName.toLowerCase();Modernizr.addTest("fetch","fetch"in e),i(),a(t),delete f.addTest,delete f.addAsyncTest;for(var u=0;u<Modernizr._q.length;u++)Modernizr._q[u]();e.Modernizr=Modernizr}(window,document);
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diff --git a/client/security.coffee b/client/security.coffee
index 2ea4621..232f5ba 100644
--- a/client/security.coffee
+++ b/client/security.coffee
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 settings = {}
 
-# Mozilla Persona service closes on
-personaEnd = new Date('2016-11-30')
-
 claim_wiki = () ->
   # we want to initiate a claim on a wiki
   #
@@ -82,53 +79,6 @@ update_footer = (ownerName, isAuthenticated) ->
       $('footer > #security > #claim').click (e) ->
         e.preventDefault()
         claim_wiki()
-    else
-      # only offer to add alternative id if using persona - at least initially.
-      if settings.usingPersona
-        $('footer > #security').append "<a href='#' id='addAltAuth' class='foot-item' title='Add Alternative Credentials'><i class='fa fa-user-plus fa-lg fa-fw'></i></a>"
-        $('footer > #security > #addAltAuth').click (e) ->
-          e.preventDefault
-
-          document.cookie = "wikiName=#{window.location.host}" + ";domain=.#{settings.cookieDomain}; path=/; max-age=300; sameSite=Strict;"
-
-          w = WinChan.open({
-            url: settings.dialogAddAltURL
-            relay_url: settings.relayURL
-            window_features: "menubar=0, location=0, resizable=0, scrollbars=1, status=0, dialog=1, width=700, height=375"
-            params: {}
-            }, (err, r) ->
-              if err
-                console.log err
-              else
-                # add call to add alternative to owner here
-                console.log 'send request to add owner identity'
-                myInit = {
-                  method: 'GET'
-                  cache: 'no-cache'
-                  mode: 'same-origin'
-                  credentials: 'include'
-                }
-                fetch '/auth/addAltAuth', myInit
-                .then (response) ->
-                  if response.ok
-                    console.log 'Alternative Identity added', response
-                    settings.usingPersona = false
-                    if settings.wikiHost
-                      dialogHost = settings.wikiHost
-                    else
-                      dialogHost = window.location.hostname
-                    settings.cookieDomain = dialogHost
-                    if settings.useHttps
-                      dialogProtocol = 'https:'
-                    else
-                      dialogProtocol = window.location.protocol
-                      if window.location.port
-                        dialogHost = dialogHost + ':' + window.location.port
-                    settings.dialogURL = dialogProtocol + '//' + dialogHost + '/auth/loginDialog'
-                    update_footer ownerName, isAuthenticated
-                  else
-                    console.log 'Attempt to claim site failed', response
-                )
   else
     if !isClaimed
       signonTitle = 'Claim this Wiki'
@@ -187,49 +137,38 @@ setup = (user) ->
       lastCookie = currentCookie
   , 100
 
-  wiki.getScript '/security/modernizr-custom.js', () ->
-    console.log 'modernizr loaded'
-    unless Modernizr.promises
-      require('es6-promise').polyfill()
-
-    unless Modernizr.fetch
-      require('whatwg-fetch')
-
-    wiki.getScript '/security/winchan.js'
-    if (!$("link[href='/security/style.css']").length)
-      $('<link rel="stylesheet" href="/security/style.css">').appendTo("head")
-    myInit = {
-      method: 'GET'
-      cache: 'no-cache'
-      mode: 'same-origin'
-    }
-    fetch '/auth/client-settings.json', myInit
-    .then (response) ->
-      if response.ok
-        response.json().then (json) ->
-          window.isOwner = json.isOwner
-          settings = json
-          if settings.wikiHost
-            dialogHost = settings.wikiHost
-          else
-            dialogHost = window.location.hostname
-          settings.cookieDomain = dialogHost
-          if settings.useHttps
-            dialogProtocol = 'https:'
-          else
-            dialogProtocol = window.location.protocol
-            if window.location.port
-              dialogHost = dialogHost + ':' + window.location.port
-          if settings.usingPersona
-            settings.dialogURL = dialogProtocol + '//' + dialogHost + '/auth/personaLogin'
-          else
-            settings.dialogURL = dialogProtocol + '//' + dialogHost + '/auth/loginDialog'
-          settings.relayURL = dialogProtocol + '//' + dialogHost + '/auth/relay.html'
-          settings.dialogAddAltURL = dialogProtocol + '//' + dialogHost + '/auth/addAuthDialog'
+  wiki.getScript '/security/winchan.js'
+  if (!$("link[href='/security/style.css']").length)
+    $('<link rel="stylesheet" href="/security/style.css">').appendTo("head")
+  myInit = {
+    method: 'GET'
+    cache: 'no-cache'
+    mode: 'same-origin'
+  }
+  fetch '/auth/client-settings.json', myInit
+  .then (response) ->
+    if response.ok
+      response.json().then (json) ->
+        window.isOwner = json.isOwner
+        settings = json
+        if settings.wikiHost
+          dialogHost = settings.wikiHost
+        else
+          dialogHost = window.location.hostname
+        settings.cookieDomain = dialogHost
+        if settings.useHttps
+          dialogProtocol = 'https:'
+        else
+          dialogProtocol = window.location.protocol
+          if window.location.port
+            dialogHost = dialogHost + ':' + window.location.port
+        settings.dialogURL = dialogProtocol + '//' + dialogHost + '/auth/loginDialog'
+        settings.relayURL = dialogProtocol + '//' + dialogHost + '/auth/relay.html'
+        settings.dialogAddAltURL = dialogProtocol + '//' + dialogHost + '/auth/addAuthDialog'
 
 
-          update_footer ownerName, isAuthenticated
-      else
-        console.log 'Unable to fetch client settings: ', response
+        update_footer ownerName, isAuthenticated
+    else
+      console.log 'Unable to fetch client settings: ', response
 
 window.plugins.security = {setup, claim_wiki, update_footer}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 866d53b..b4595be 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,15 +11,11 @@
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-        "persona-pass": "^0.2.1",
-        "qs": "^6.7.0",
-        "whatwg-fetch": "^3.2.0"
+        "passport-oauth2": "^1.6.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "coffeeify": "^3.0.1",
@@ -57,9 +53,9 @@
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@@ -2390,6 +2414,30 @@
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+      "funding": {
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@@ -2445,6 +2493,15 @@
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+      "funding": {
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@@ -2463,6 +2520,21 @@
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+      },
+      "engines": {
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+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
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+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.0.2",
+        "object-inspect": "^1.9.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
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+        "is-core-module": "^2.11.0",
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+      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/passport-oauth2/-/passport-oauth2-1.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-j2gf34szdTF2Onw3+76alNnaAExlUmHvkc7cL+cmaS5NzHzDP/BvFHJruueQ9XAeNOdpI+CH+PWid8RA7KCwAQ==",
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/persona-pass/-/persona-pass-0.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-duQEWInryiupZxXJ9NpeF1FNHFWYqqD1FSwY+Ymn8dms67fLMjTd6k7WOU3VwmgMV9ef49djoFXpZLVdg3Fqfg==",
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-        "pkginfo": "0.2.x"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.4.0"
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 297d4fa..96a66cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,15 +7,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@passport-js/passport-twitter": "^1.0.8",
     "coffeescript": "^2.4.1",
-    "es6-promise": "^4.2.8",
     "lodash": "^4.17.19",
     "passport": "^0.3.2",
     "passport-github2": "^0.1.12",
     "passport-google-oauth20": "^2.0.0",
-    "passport-oauth2": "^1.6.1",
-    "persona-pass": "^0.2.1",
-    "qs": "^6.7.0",
-    "whatwg-fetch": "^3.2.0"
+    "passport-oauth2": "^1.6.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "coffeeify": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/server/social.coffee b/server/social.coffee
index d355dc5..fee1861 100644
--- a/server/social.coffee
+++ b/server/social.coffee
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ fs = require 'fs'
 path = require 'path'
 
 https = require 'https'
-qs = require 'qs'
 
 url = require 'url'
 
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
   statusDir = argv.status
 
   idFile = argv.id
-  usingPersona = false
 
   if argv.security_useHttps
     useHttps = true
@@ -56,26 +54,6 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
 
   ids = []
 
-  # Mozilla Persona service closes on
-  personaEnd = new Date('2016-11-30')
-
-  watchForOwnerChange = ->
-    # we watch for owner changes, so we can update the information held here
-    fs.watch(idFile, (eventType, filename) ->
-      # re-read the owner file
-      fs.readFile(idFile, (err, data) ->
-        if err
-          console.log 'Error reading ', idFile, err
-          return
-        owner = JSON.parse(data)
-        usingPersona = false
-        if _.isEmpty(_.intersection(_.keys(owner), ids))
-          if _.has(owner, 'persona')
-            usingPersona = true
-        ownerName = owner.name
-      )
-    )
-
   #### Public stuff ####
 
   # Attempt to figure out if the wiki is claimed or not,
@@ -87,11 +65,6 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
         fs.readFile(idFile, (err, data) ->
           if err then return cb err
           owner = JSON.parse(data)
-          # we only enable persona if it is the only owner information.
-          if _.isEmpty(_.intersection(_.keys(owner), ids))
-            if _.has(owner, 'persona')
-              usingPersona = true
-          watchForOwnerChange()
           cb())
       else
         owner = ''
@@ -109,10 +82,9 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
       if !exists
         fs.writeFile(idFile, JSON.stringify(id), (err) ->
           if err then return cb err
-          console.log "Claiming wiki #{wikiName} for #{id}"
+          console.log "Claiming wiki #{wikiName} for #{id.name}"
           owner = id
           ownerName = owner.name
-          watchForOwnerChange()
           cb())
       else
         cb('Already Claimed')
@@ -140,11 +112,6 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
               return true
             else
               return false
-          when 'persona'
-            if _.isEqual(owner[idProvider].email, req.session.passport.user[idProvider].email)
-              return true
-            else
-              return false
           else
             return false
       catch error
@@ -170,11 +137,6 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
           return true
         else
           return false
-      when "persona"
-        if _.isEqual(admin[idProvider], req.session.passport.user[idProvider].email)
-          return true
-        else
-          return false
       else
         return false
 
@@ -323,24 +285,6 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
           }
           cb(null, user)))
 
-    # Persona Strategy
-    PersonaStrategy = require('persona-pass').Strategy
-
-    personaAudience = callbackProtocol + '//' + callbackHost
-
-    personaStrategyName = callbackHost + 'Persona'
-
-    passport.use(personaStrategyName, new PersonaStrategy({
-      audience: personaAudience
-      }, (email, cb) ->
-        user = {
-          persona: {
-            email: email
-          }
-        }
-        cb(null, user)))
-
-
     app.use(passport.initialize())
     app.use(passport.session())
 
@@ -367,16 +311,11 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
     app.get('/auth/google/callback',
       passport.authenticate(googleStrategyName, { prompt: 'select_account', successRedirect: '/auth/loginDone', failureRedirect: '/auth/loginDialog'}))
 
-    # Persona
-    app.post('/auth/browserid',
-      passport.authenticate(personaStrategyName, { successRedirect: '/auth/loginDone', failureRedirect: '/auth/loginDialog'}))
-
 
     app.get '/auth/client-settings.json', (req, res) ->
       # the client needs some information to configure itself
       settings = {
         useHttps: useHttps
-        usingPersona: usingPersona
       }
       if wikiHost
         settings.wikiHost = wikiHost
@@ -417,47 +356,6 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
       }
       res.render(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'views', 'securityDialog.html'), info)
 
-    app.get '/auth/personaLogin', (req, res) ->
-      cookies = req.cookies
-      schemeButtons = []
-      if Date.now() < personaEnd
-        schemeButtons.push({
-          button: "<a href='#' id='browserid' class='scheme-button persona-button'><span>Persona</span></a>
-                   <script>
-                    $('#browserid').click(function(){
-                      navigator.id.get(function(assertion) {
-                        if (assertion) {
-                          $('input').val(assertion);
-                          $('form').submit();
-                        } else {
-                          location.reload();
-                        }
-                      });
-                    });
-                   </script>"})
-        info = {
-          wikiName: cookies['wikiName']
-          wikiHostName: if wikiHost
-            "part of " + req.hostname + " wiki farm"
-          else
-            "a federated wiki site"
-          title: "Federated Wiki: Site Owner Sign-on"
-          loginText: "Sign in to"
-          message: "Mozilla Persona closes on 30th November 2016. Wiki owners should add an alternative identity as soon as they are able."
-          schemes: schemeButtons
-        }
-      else
-        info = {
-          wikiName: cookies['wikiName']
-          wikiHostName: if wikiHost
-            "part of " + req.hostname + " wiki farm"
-          else
-            "a federated wiki site"
-          title: "Federated Wiki: Site Owner Sign-on"
-          message: "Mozilla Persona has now closed. Wiki owners will need to contact the Wiki Farm owner to re-claim their wiki."
-        }
-      res.render(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'views', 'personaDialog.html'), info)
-
     app.get '/auth/loginDone', (req, res) ->
       cookies = req.cookies
 
@@ -569,94 +467,12 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
         console.log 'rejecting - not authorized', req.path
         res.sendStatus(403)
 
-    app.get '/auth/addAltAuth', authorized, (req, res) ->
-      # add alternative authorentication scheme - only makes sense if user owns this site
-      res.status(202).end()
-
-      user = req.session.passport.user
-
-      idProviders = _.keys(user)
-      userIds = {}
-      idProviders.forEach (idProvider) ->
-        id = switch idProvider
-          when "oauth2" then {
-            name: user.oauth2.displayName
-            oauth2: {
-              id: user.oauth2.id
-              username: user.oauth2.username
-            }
-          }
-          when "twitter" then {
-            name: user.twitter.displayName
-            twitter: {
-              id: user.twitter.id
-              username: user.twitter.username
-            }
-          }
-          when "github" then {
-            name: user.github.displayName
-            github: {
-              id: user.github.id
-              username: user.github.username
-              email: user.github.emails
-            }
-          }
-          when "google" then {
-            name: user.google.displayName
-            google: {
-              id: user.google.id
-              emails: user.google.emails
-            }
-          }
-          # only needed until persona closes
-          when "persona" then {
-            name: user.persona.email
-              .substr(0, user.persona.email.indexOf('@'))
-              .split('.')
-              .join(' ')
-              .toLowerCase()
-              .replace(/(^| )(\w)/g, (x) ->
-                return x.toUpperCase())
-            persona: {
-              email: user.persona.email
-            }
-          }
-        userIds = _.merge(userIds, id)
-
-      wikiDir = path.resolve(argv.data, '..')
-      statusDir = argv.status.split(path.sep).slice(-1)[0]
-      idFileName = path.parse(idFile).base
-
-      pattern = '*/' + statusDir + '/' + idFileName
-
-      glob(pattern, {cwd: wikiDir}, (err, files) ->
-        _.forEach files, (file) ->
-          # are we the owner?
-          fs.readFile(path.join(wikiDir, file), 'utf8', (err, data) ->
-            if err
-              console.log 'Error reading ', file, err
-              return
-            siteOwner = JSON.parse(data)
-
-            if _.intersectionWith(_.entries(siteOwner), _.entries(user), _.isEqual).length > 0
-              updateOwner = _.merge(user, siteOwner)
-              fs.writeFile(path.join(wikiDir, file), JSON.stringify(userIds), (err) ->
-                if err
-                  console.log 'Error writing ', file, err
-                # if the write works the change will be picked up by fs.watch() in watchForOwnerChange
-                # so there is nothing more to do here.
-              )
-          )
-        )
-
-
     app.get '/auth/claim-wiki', (req, res) ->
       if owner
         console.log 'Claim Request Ignored: Wiki already has owner - ', wikiName
         res.sendStatus(403)
       else
         user = req.session.passport.user
-        # there can be more than one id provider - initially only if we logged in with persona
         idProviders = _.keys(user)
 
         id = {}
@@ -691,19 +507,6 @@ module.exports = exports = (log, loga, argv) ->
                 emails: user.google.emails
               }
             }
-            # only needed until persona closes
-            when "persona" then {
-              name: user.persona.email
-                .substr(0, user.persona.email.indexOf('@'))
-                .split('.')
-                .join(' ')
-                .toLowerCase()
-                .replace(/(^| )(\w)/g, (x) ->
-                  return x.toUpperCase())
-              persona: {
-                email: user.persona.email
-              }
-            }
 
         if _.isEmpty(id)
           console.log 'Unable to claim wiki', req.hostname, ' no valid id provided'