diff --git a/examples/persona/persona.py b/examples/persona/persona.py
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+from flask import Flask, render_template, session, request, json, abort, g
+
+import requests
+
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+app.config.update(
+    DEBUG=True,
+    SECRET_KEY='my development key',
+    PERSONA_JS='https://login.persona.org/include.js',
+    PERSONA_VERIFIER='https://verifier.login.persona.org/verify',
+)
+app.config.from_envvar('PERSONA_SETTINGS', silent=True)
+
+
+@app.before_request
+def get_current_user():
+    g.user = None
+    email = session.get('email')
+    if email is not None:
+        g.user = email
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    """Just a generic index page to show."""
+    return render_template('index.html')
+
+
+@app.route('/_auth/login', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+def login_handler():
+    """This is used by the persona.js file to kick off the
+    verification securely from the server side.  If all is okay
+    the email address is remembered on the server.
+    """
+    resp = requests.post(app.config['PERSONA_VERIFIER'], data={
+        'assertion': request.form['assertion'],
+        'audience': request.host_url,
+    }, verify=True)
+    if resp.ok:
+        verification_data = json.loads(resp.content)
+        if verification_data['status'] == 'okay':
+            session['email'] = verification_data['email']
+            return 'OK'
+
+    abort(400)
+
+
+@app.route('/_auth/logout', methods=['POST'])
+def logout_handler():
+    """This is what persona.js will call to sign the user
+    out again.
+    """
+    session.clear()
+    return 'OK'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run()
diff --git a/examples/persona/static/persona.js b/examples/persona/static/persona.js
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+$(function() {
+  /* convert the links into clickable buttons that go to the
+     persona service */
+  $('a.signin').on('click', function() {
+    navigator.id.request();
+    return false;
+  });
+
+  $('a.signout').on('click', function() {
+    navigator.id.logout();
+    return false;
+  });
+
+  /* watch persona state changes */
+  navigator.id.watch({
+    loggedInUser: $CURRENT_USER,
+    onlogin: function(assertion) {
+      /* because the login needs to verify the provided assertion
+         with the persona service which requires an HTTP request,
+         this could take a bit.  To not confuse the user we show
+         a progress box */
+      var box = $('<div class=signinprogress></div>')
+        .hide()
+        .text('Please wait ...')
+        .appendTo('body')
+        .fadeIn('fast');
+      $.ajax({
+        type: 'POST',
+        url: $URL_ROOT + '_auth/login',
+        data: {assertion: assertion},
+        success: function(res, status, xhr) { window.location.reload(); },
+        error: function(xhr, status, err) {
+          box.remove();
+          navigator.id.logout();
+          alert('Login failure: ' + err);
+        }
+      });
+    },
+    onlogout: function() {
+      $.ajax({
+        type: 'POST',
+        url: $URL_ROOT + '_auth/logout',
+        success: function(res, status, xhr) { window.location.reload(); },
+        error: function(xhr, status, err) {
+          alert('Logout failure: ' + err);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/examples/persona/static/style.css b/examples/persona/static/style.css
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+html {
+    background: #eee;
+}
+
+body {
+    font-family: 'Verdana', sans-serif;
+    font-size: 15px;
+    margin: 30px auto;
+    width: 720px;
+    background: white;
+    padding: 30px;
+}
+
+h1 {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+h1, h2, a {
+    color: #d00;
+}
+
+div.authbar {
+    background: #eee;
+    padding: 0 15px;
+    margin: 10px -15px;
+    line-height: 25px;
+    height: 25px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+div.signinprogress {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) url(spinner.png) center center no-repeat;
+    font-size: 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/persona/templates/index.html b/examples/persona/templates/index.html
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+{% extends "layout.html" %}
+{% block title %}Welcome{% endblock %}
+{% block body %}
+  <h2>Welcome</h2>
+  <p>
+    This is a small example application that shows how to integrate
+    Mozilla's persona signin service into a Flask application.
+  <p>
+    The advantage of persona over your own login system is that the
+    password is managed outside of your application and you get
+    a verified mail address as primary identifier for your user.
+  <p>
+    In this example nothing is actually stored on the server, it
+    just takes over the email address from the persona verifier
+    and stores it in a session.
+  {% if g.user %}
+  <p>
+    You are now logged in as <strong>{{ g.user }}</strong>
+  {% else %}
+  <p>
+    To sign in click the sign in button above.
+  {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/examples/persona/templates/layout.html b/examples/persona/templates/layout.html
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+<!doctype html>
+<title>{% block title %}{% endblock %} | My Blog</title>
+<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge">
+<script src="{{ config.PERSONA_JS }}"></script>
+<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
+<script>
+  /* the url root is useful for doing HTTP requests */
+  var $URL_ROOT = {{ request.url_root|tojson }};
+
+  /* we store the current user here so that the persona
+     javascript support knows about the current user */
+  var $CURRENT_USER = {{ g.user|tojson }};
+</script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='persona.js') }}"></script>
+<link rel=stylesheet href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style.css') }}">
+<header>
+  <h1>Mozilla Persona Example</h1>
+  <div class=authbar>
+    {% if g.user %}
+      Signed in as <em>{{ g.user }}</em>
+      (<a href="#" class=signout>Sign out</a>)
+    {% else %}
+      Not signed in. <a href="#" class=signin>Sign in</a>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+</header>
+{% block body %}{% endblock %}