Just like apps and websites implement “Sign in with Apple” and Google couldn’t we build some kind of federated authentication provider? Then everyone creates an account there and fedi apps can implement an easy way to authenticate users. Even non fedi apps could use it. I imagine user interaction between different fediverse platforms would be much easier too.

I guess could run an auth instance. Ideally everyone would run their own, keeping your data safe.

Is there something likes this already? Saw some discussion here but not much else https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/single-sign-on-for-fediverse/712

  • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
    13·
    11 hours ago

    Yeah, also if the one login gets compromised, oh boy…

    Anecdote time. My first e-mail account got hacked. I still had my Steam account attached to it. Now i have a VAC Ban in CS2 because some chinese kid used it for hacking ingame.

    • tomatol@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      32·
      10 hours ago

      Your password manager’s login can also get compromised

      • 4am@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        8 hours ago

        So we should make a remote single point of failure, maintained by someone who probably isn’t a security expert or working on it full time?

        No, this is unfortunately the opposite of what we should be doing.

        • tomatol@lemm.eeOPEnglish
          11·
          7 hours ago

          Not a single point but multiple points. Anyway I’m not gonna pretend I’m an expert in security! I just think it’s a feature worth exploring.