Passwords suck, but centralized proprietary services are not the answer

François Marier – @fmarier

P a s s w o r d s s u c kbut centralized proprietary services are not the answer

member number

4061

501c3

keeping the webopen & innovative

mission

free softwareprivacy

users in control

principles

threat: passwords

threat: passwordspassword alternatives

why?

passwordsare hard toremember

re-use

not just anothertechnical problem

wanted:better login solution forfree software developers

decentralized

myid.com/u/francois

privacy®

using the web should notrequire a Facebook account

decentralized

privacy-sensitivedecentralized

privacy-sensitive

simple

decentralized

privacy-sensitive

simplefree software

decentralized

in your browser

how does it work?

[email protected]

<digital signatures 101>

private public

public

My name isFrançois Marierand my email istoo long to fiton one line.

My name isFrançois Marierand my email istoo long to fiton one line.private

My name isFrançois Marierand my email istoo long to fiton one line. public

sign verify

</digital signatures 101>

[email protected]

getting a proof of email ownership

authenticate?

authenticate?

public key

authenticate?

public key

signed public key

you have a signed statement from yourprovider that you own your email address

logging into a 3rd party site

assertion

Valid for: 2 minutes

mediagoblin.org

check audience

assertion

Valid for: 2 minutes

mediagoblin.org

check audiencecheck expiry

assertion

Valid for: 2 minutes

mediagoblin.org

check audiencecheck expirycheck signature

assertion

Valid for: 2 minutes

mediagoblin.org

assertion

public key

Valid for: 2 minutes

mediagoblin.org

assertion

Valid for: 2 minutes

mediagoblin.org

assertion

session cookie

Persona is federated &protects your privacy

achievingthe vision

email providers

browser vendors

email providers

[email protected]

[email protected]

fallback identity provider

persona.org account

support for all email providers

browser vendors

navigator.id.*

js

support for allmodern browsers

>= 8

support for allmodern browsers

>= 8

support for freebrowsers too

email providers

browser vendors

using it on your site

<script src=”https://login.persona.org/include.js”></script></body></html>

navigator.id.watch({ loggedInEmail: “[email protected]”, onlogin: function (assertion) { $.post('/login', {assertion: assertion}, function (data) { // do something } ); }, onlogout: function () { window.location = '/logout'; }});

navigator.id.watch({ loggedInUser: “[email protected]”, onlogin: function (assertion) { $.post('/login', {assertion: assertion}, function (data) { // do something } ); }, onlogout: function () { window.location = '/logout'; }});

navigator.id.watch({ loggedInUser: null, onlogin: function (assertion) { $.post('/login', {assertion: assertion}, function (data) { // do something } ); }, onlogout: function () { window.location = '/logout'; }});

navigator.id.watch({ loggedInUser: null, onlogin: function (assertion) { $.post('/login', {assertion: assertion}, function (data) { // do something } ); }, onlogout: function () { window.location = '/logout'; }});

navigator.id.watch({ loggedInUser: null, onlogin: function (assertion) { $.post('/login', {assertion: assertion}, function (data) { window.location = '/'; } ); }, onlogout: function () { window.location = '/logout'; }});

navigator.id.request()

navigator.id.watch({ loggedInUser: null, onlogin: function (assertion) { $.post('/login', {assertion: assertion}, function (data) { window.location = '/'; } ); }, onlogout: function () { window.location = '/logout'; }});

navigator.id.watch({ loggedInUser: null, onlogin: function (assertion) { $.post('/login', {assertion: assertion}, function (data) { window.location = '/home'; } ); }, onlogout: function () { window.location = '/logout'; }});

def verify_assertion(assertion):

page = requests.post( 'https://verifier.login.persona.org/verify', Data={ "assertion": assertion, "audience": 'http://123done.org'})

data = page.json return data.status == 'okay'

def verify_assertion(assertion):

page = requests.post( 'https://verifier.login.persona.org/verify', Data={ "assertion": assertion, "audience": 'http://123done.org'})

data = page.json return data.status == 'okay'

{ status: “okay”,

audience: “http://123done.org”,

expires: 1344849682560,

email: “[email protected]”,

issuer: “login.persona.org”}

{ status: “failed”,

reason: “assertion has expired”}

navigator.id.logout()

navigator.id.watch({ loggedInUser: null, onlogin: function (assertion) { $.post('/login', {assertion: assertion}, function (data) { window.location = '/home'; } ); }, onlogout: function () { window.location = '/logout'; }});

1. load javascript library

1. load javascript library

2. setup login & logout callbacks

1. load javascript library

2. setup login & logout callbacks

3. add login and logout buttons

1. load javascript library

2. setup login & logout callbacks

3. add login and logout buttons

4. verify proof of ownership

you can add Persona toyour site in one afternoon

wanna help ussolve the

password problem?

add Persona toyour project/site

tell us about yourexperience

email one siteasking for it

add Persona toyour project/site

tell us about yourexperience

email one siteasking for it

add Persona toyour project/site

tell us about yourexperience

email one siteasking for it

To learn more about Persona:

https://login.persona.org/http://identity.mozilla.com/

https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Persona/Why_Personahttps://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Persona/Quick_Setup

https://github.com/mozilla/browserid-cookbookhttps://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Persona/Libraries_and_plugins

http://123done.org/https://wiki.mozilla.org/Identity#Get_Involved

@fmarier http://fmarier.org

Who's using Persona?

identity provider API

https://eyedee.me/.well-known/browserid:

{ "public-key": { "algorithm":"RS", "n":"8606...", "e":"65537" }, "authentication": "/browserid/sign_in.html", "provisioning": "/browserid/provision.html"}

https://eyedee.me/.well-known/browserid:

{ "public-key": { "algorithm":"RS", "n":"8606...", "e":"65537" }, "authentication": "/browserid/sign_in.html", "provisioning": "/browserid/provision.html"}

identity provider API

https://eyedee.me/.well-known/browserid:

{ "public-key": { "algorithm":"RS", "n":"8606...", "e":"65537" }, "authentication": "/browserid/sign_in.html", "provisioning": "/browserid/provision.html"}

identity provider API

https://eyedee.me/.well-known/browserid:

{ "public-key": { "algorithm":"RS", "n":"8606...", "e":"65537" }, "authentication": "/browserid/sign_in.html", "provisioning": "/browserid/provision.html"}

identity provider API

https://eyedee.me/.well-known/browserid:

{ "public-key": { "algorithm":"RS", "n":"8606...", "e":"65537" }, "authentication": "/browserid/sign_in.html", "provisioning": "/browserid/provision.html"}

identity provider API

identity provider API

1. check for your /.well-known/browserid

2. try the provisioning endpoint

3. show the authentication page

4. call the provisioning endpoint again

identity provider API

1. check for your /.well-known/browserid

2. try the provisioning endpoint

3. show the authentication page

4. call the provisioning endpoint again

identity provider API

1. check for your /.well-known/browserid

2. try the provisioning endpoint

3. show the authentication page

4. call the provisioning endpoint again

identity provider API

1. check for your /.well-known/browserid

2. try the provisioning endpoint

3. show the authentication page

4. call the provisioning endpoint again

© 2013 François Marier <[email protected]>This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand License.

Laptop password: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/reidrac/4696900602/

Top 500 passwords: http://xato.net/passwords/more-top-worst-passwords/

Parchment: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/27613359@N03/6750396225/

Elephant in room: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/bitboy/246805948/

Cookie on tray: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/jamisonjudd/4810986199/

Uncle Sam: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/5666065982/

US passport: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/damian613/5077609023/

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