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In the current incarnation, no they're not, but built into the browser? The user wouldn't need to see anything more than a "sign in with you private key" button
by samuellevy 13y ago
In the current incarnation, no they're not, but built into the browser? The user wouldn't need to see anything more than a "sign in with you private key" button, next to the "sign in with google" button.
- OafTobark 13y agoYou assume that would remove confusion. If anything it might add to it.
- BoyWizard 13y agoHandling them in the browser is a good idea, but still needs a lot of work to make it workable: - What happens when their computer crashes? - How do they transfer these certificates to other devices (multiple computers, phones, tablets, etc)? - How do they keep them in sync across multiple devices if they need to regenerate the certificate? - Certificates would be super easy to steal once you get access to a device (arguably easier to steal than installing a keylogger to get passwords) The only way I can see it working for most users is through a third-party management solution (Google, iCloud, whatever).