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I'm thrilled about implementing this on our app so we can make registration and login even more smooth without having to be in bed with Google and Facebook. Can

by atonse 7y ago

I'm thrilled about implementing this on our app so we can make registration and login even more smooth without having to be in bed with Google and Facebook. Can't wait to implement it. I'm even more thrilled to see, that according to the Okta article linked in another thread by simonw [1], Apple uses OAuth and OpenID Connect for this, and not some home-grown protocol. Great news all-round. [1] https://developer.okta.com/blog/2019/06/04/what-the-heck-is-sign-in-with-apple https://developer.okta.com/blog/2019/06/04/what-the-heck-is-...

techntoke 7y ago
GitLab and many others have been doing this for years already. Apple could say that they are coming out with a new computer $3000 tomorrow based on 5 year old hardware that cost $500 in parts, and people would be posting articles on HN claiming that it changes the world because it has an Apple logo on it.
- fhood 7y ago
  Hang on, let me count all the times I've seen an option to sign in to a third party service with my gitlab account.
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- atonse 7y ago
  I'm not really sure what you're ranting about. Are you under the impression that I'm implying third party identity federation is something new? Because I'm not. I'm implying that, it's great that we have an additional identity provider who isn't a drug addict about user data like google and facebook are, that's run by a company who has shown a history of actually caring about user privacy. It gives those of us that are concerned about privacy, an option to use for identity federation. And I'm saying the opposite, that it's great that Apple's using an existing standard (which implies they didn't invent it) instead of doing something totally custom. It sounds like you had that post already written and ready based on this being an apple post.
  - hesarenu 7y ago
    Well it seems you were more thrilled to use it instead of Google or Facebook. You could have already used gitlab or some other privacy oriented service already. So yeah what parent said seems true.
    - atonse 7y ago
      Use “sign in with GitLab” as a login for a consumer app? Are you really suggesting that? How many non developers have GitLab accounts? He’ll, how many DEVELOPERS have GitLab accounts? That’s like saying “you should’ve put Sign In With AutoParts Warehouse” in a site about taking puppy pictures. Who the hell is GitLab? (Is what 99.9% of people would say)
- threeseed 7y ago
  Apple will soon have an install base of a billion. That is why even if it were identical to a Github solution (is it ?) it is still a very big deal for privacy.
- nacs 7y ago
  How many people have Gitlab accounts compared to people with Apple accounts? Gitlab isn't even a blip on the chart in comparison.
- askafriend 7y ago
  This is one of the dumbest thing I've read this week.
r00fus 7y ago
Even better, this may eliminate passwords. This is only available on iOS and requires FaceID / T2 chip.
- dstaley 7y ago
  Sign In with Apple will work on any device, not just those with FaceID or the T2 chip.
- kalleboo 7y ago
  > This is only available on iOS It is also available on the web (including on Android and Windows)
xenospn 7y ago
Hoping for a cordova plugin sooner rather than later, for us Hybrid App developers.

by atonse 7y ago

techntoke 7y ago

GitLab and many others have been doing this for years already. Apple could say that they are coming out with a new computer $3000 tomorrow based on 5 year old hardware that cost $500 in parts, and people would be posting articles on HN claiming that it changes the world because it has an Apple logo on it.

fhood 7y ago
Hang on, let me count all the times I've seen an option to sign in to a third party service with my gitlab account.
- deleted 7y ago
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atonse 7y ago
I'm not really sure what you're ranting about. Are you under the impression that I'm implying third party identity federation is something new? Because I'm not. I'm implying that, it's great that we have an additional identity provider who isn't a drug addict about user data like google and facebook are, that's run by a company who has shown a history of actually caring about user privacy. It gives those of us that are concerned about privacy, an option to use for identity federation. And I'm saying the opposite, that it's great that Apple's using an existing standard (which implies they didn't invent it) instead of doing something totally custom. It sounds like you had that post already written and ready based on this being an apple post.
- hesarenu 7y ago
  Well it seems you were more thrilled to use it instead of Google or Facebook. You could have already used gitlab or some other privacy oriented service already. So yeah what parent said seems true.
  - atonse 7y ago
    Use “sign in with GitLab” as a login for a consumer app? Are you really suggesting that? How many non developers have GitLab accounts? He’ll, how many DEVELOPERS have GitLab accounts? That’s like saying “you should’ve put Sign In With AutoParts Warehouse” in a site about taking puppy pictures. Who the hell is GitLab? (Is what 99.9% of people would say)
threeseed 7y ago
Apple will soon have an install base of a billion. That is why even if it were identical to a Github solution (is it ?) it is still a very big deal for privacy.
nacs 7y ago
How many people have Gitlab accounts compared to people with Apple accounts? Gitlab isn't even a blip on the chart in comparison.
askafriend 7y ago
This is one of the dumbest thing I've read this week.

r00fus 7y ago

Even better, this may eliminate passwords. This is only available on iOS and requires FaceID / T2 chip.

dstaley 7y ago
Sign In with Apple will work on any device, not just those with FaceID or the T2 chip.
kalleboo 7y ago
> This is only available on iOS It is also available on the web (including on Android and Windows)

xenospn 7y ago

Hoping for a cordova plugin sooner rather than later, for us Hybrid App developers.