Closed
Bug 1083012
Opened 10 years ago
Closed 10 years ago
Blockchain-based global authentication system
Categories
(Core Graveyard :: Identity, defect)
Core Graveyard
Identity
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
INVALID
People
(Reporter: mozilla, Unassigned)
References
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Details
(Keywords: sec-want, Whiteboard: authentication, Persona)
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:32.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/32.0 Build ID: 20140924083558 Steps to reproduce: I tried to find a usable system for global identity management. Actual results: All systems are based on service providers. Drawbacks: - Providers can go out of business - Servers can fail by technical failures or Denial-of-Service attacks - Different service providers mean different identities - Service providers can (be forced to) forge identities Expected results: The Namecoin project has extended the Bitcoin blockchain-concept to self-register globally unique human-readable names and publish a data set for each globaly unique name (https://wiki.namecoin.info/index.php?title=Identity, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin). As storage and signing of a blockchain are done decentralized the registrations and the content of the data set cannot be forged. So I suggest to implement a blockchain into mozilla products to register globally unique names and authenticate with services (asymmetric key pair of blockchain account). Benefits: - No providers -> no manipulation/discontinue of service - No servers -> no outtages/DoS-vulnerability - One globally unique identity per user - Unlimited number of pseudonyms per user by additonal identities - Secure login with asymmetric keys -> no password reuse/social engineering As transport protocol I suggest RTCweb to allow browsers to participate without additional bridges/connectors.
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Updated•10 years ago
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URL: https://nameid.org/
Keywords: sec-want
OS: Linux → All
Hardware: x86_64 → All
Whiteboard: authentication, Persona
Comment 1•10 years ago
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If you want to start a discussion about adding a feature to a mozilla product, please use a mailing list. If you want to discuss identity, dev-identity might be a good start. Otherwise, maybe dev-platform? Closing. Best of luck :-)
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 10 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
Updated•5 years ago
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Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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