mango_master@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agowhy can't we have federated identity ?message-squaremessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1211arrow-down1message-squarewhy can't we have federated identity ?mango_master@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-text
Why can’t we have federated identity to login into fediverse instead of creating login for each instance?
minus-squareScaNtuRd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·1 year agoBecause then there would need to be a centralized entity to host all user accounts, and we don’t want centralization 'round here
minus-squareCoderKat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoYou could do what Oauth does, allowing many providers to create credentials. That’s what some sites already use to let you login with google/Facebook/etc on their site. Except you theoretically could use any arbitrary sites you trust.
minus-squarejhulten@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoAnd all of the “decentralized” options are wrapped in crypto schemes and tax considerations.
Because then there would need to be a centralized entity to host all user accounts, and we don’t want centralization 'round here
You could do what Oauth does, allowing many providers to create credentials. That’s what some sites already use to let you login with google/Facebook/etc on their site. Except you theoretically could use any arbitrary sites you trust.
And all of the “decentralized” options are wrapped in crypto schemes and tax considerations.