- From: Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 10:23:19 +0200
- To: Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com>
- CC: Web Payments CG <public-webpayments@w3.org>
On 2014-05-07 10:02, Timothy Holborn wrote: > I've found server-side source for u2f. > > Therefore, I imagine it could be packaged with a cloud-storage service (like rww.io) Yes, U2F will work fine if we limit ourselves to 2-3 identity providers. In that case Google and Facebook remain the only viable alternatives which I don't think was the goal for WebPayments, WebID or any other web-system based on decentralization. Anders > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 7 May 2014, at 3:47 pm, Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Please, this posting is about strong authentication from a technical point of view and >> has nothing to do with linked data etc... >> >> PayPal is a member of the FIDO alliance, the SDO behind U2F. U2F is optimized and >> architected for SOP (Same Origin Policy) operation which makes it a perfect fit for >> super-providers like PayPal, Google and Facebook. >> >> The problem as I see it, is that there are no counterparts to U2F for the "distributed web". >> Well, actually there are, but the issue haven't really been recognized yet :-) >> >> Anders >>
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