Mozilla's BrowserID aims to simplify authentication on the Web
- Friday, 15 July 2011 21:24
Mozilla aims to simplify account registration and authentication on the Web with a new technology called BrowserID. It is a decentralized authentication system allows the Web browser to manage the user's identity.
The system relies on asymmetric keys and ties the user's identity to their e-mail address rather than conventional usernames and passwords. The browser handles the authentication process for the user, enabling relatively secure single-click logins on websites that support the scheme.
