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Exactly, and I think it's possible that Mozilla just doesn't understand this. Webapps aren't attracted to identity providers because they want to avoid managin
by moxie 14y ago
Exactly, and I think it's possible that Mozilla just doesn't understand this. Webapps aren't attracted to identity providers because they want to avoid managing a user table in their database, but because existing identity providers like Facebook provide a set of "social" APIs that can support the webapp. I can't see why a site would be drawn to BrowserID instead.
- drumdance 14y agoOne other benefit is it lowers the friction to signup.
- callahad 14y ago> I can't see why a site would be drawn to BrowserID instead. There's more to Persona than liberating you from your password column. Nevertheless, there are still huge classes of applications that don't benefit from social features, but do want the improved experience that Persona can offer. Think banks, universities, corporations, and governments. So even in the absolute worst case versus Facebook Connect, we still have enormous potential for alleviating the pain of per-site passwords and containing the damage from security breaches in day to day life.