mango_master@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agowhy can't we have federated identity ?message-squaremessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1225arrow-down1message-squarewhy can't we have federated identity ?mango_master@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square149fedilinkfile-text
Why can’t we have federated identity to login into fediverse instead of creating login for each instance?
minus-squareDreadTowel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIt’d be great to support identity based on a key hash, so that it’s completely decoupled from any instances. Maybe some time in the future.
minus-squaretoasteranimation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoAgreed. My mind keeps going back to how can I keep my account safe from deletion or an instance that goes poof?
minus-squarediggit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’ve seen a lot of discussion of account portability, so I think it’s a feature that will be coming, and hopefully soon.
It’d be great to support identity based on a key hash, so that it’s completely decoupled from any instances. Maybe some time in the future.
Agreed. My mind keeps going back to how can I keep my account safe from deletion or an instance that goes poof?
I’ve seen a lot of discussion of account portability, so I think it’s a feature that will be coming, and hopefully soon.