BrowserID aims to offer you one single log-in to web sites and services, connected through your e-mail address (with the option to add more than one e-mail to the same account). The core idea is that you will always remember your e-mail address instead of a made-up user name or URL
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The main pillars of BrowserID are:
Ease of use
· Security
· Cross-browser implementation
· Decentralized, web-wide validation
· Improved experience in future browsers
· Respecting the privacy of the user
Using one e-mail address and a master password, you only need to activate and verify your account once. As BrowserID is implemented with the Verified E-mail Protocol it has built-in security. Furthermore it offers a verification service to check against.
It works cross-browser, both on desktop and mobile, and it’s decentralized so that anyone can chose to implement it on their web site. Respecting user privacy is a very important factor for Mozilla.
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What makes it even more enticing in the long run is that BrowserID could be implemented natively in the web browser, for example through the URL bar, where the user could choose to log in/out. This will make it an even more secure measure against phishing and other attacks, and give end users the most consistent and reliable experience.
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