Difference between revisions of "Browser Identity Interactions"

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* The [[OpenID Connect]] protocol was the first major successful method to create [[Single Sign On]] functionality in commonly available browsers.
 
* The [[OpenID Connect]] protocol was the first major successful method to create [[Single Sign On]] functionality in commonly available browsers.
 
* This protocol worked its magic by a method now known as front-channel even though that term does not appear in the [[OpenID Connect]] spec.
 
* This protocol worked its magic by a method now known as front-channel even though that term does not appear in the [[OpenID Connect]] spec.
* The password manager is a pluggable feature in the browser. Generally the HTTP hooks are standardized, but the manager itself does not appear to be.
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** Front channel communications relies on communications from the IdP to the RP to flow through the user's browser, rather than the back channel flow directly between the Idp and RP.
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* The password manager (PM) is a pluggable feature in the browser. Generally the HTTP hooks are standardized, but the manager itself does not appear to be.
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** The PM can recognize when a user has been at a site before and that the site is asking for a user name and password.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
 
[[Category: Identity]]
 
[[Category: Identity]]

Revision as of 07:40, 3 June 2021

Full Title or Meme

The full range of Browser Identity Interactions from the initial identity creation to large scale federation interactions.

Context

  • The OpenID Connect protocol was the first major successful method to create Single Sign On functionality in commonly available browsers.
  • This protocol worked its magic by a method now known as front-channel even though that term does not appear in the OpenID Connect spec.
    • Front channel communications relies on communications from the IdP to the RP to flow through the user's browser, rather than the back channel flow directly between the Idp and RP.
  • The password manager (PM) is a pluggable feature in the browser. Generally the HTTP hooks are standardized, but the manager itself does not appear to be.
    • The PM can recognize when a user has been at a site before and that the site is asking for a user name and password.

References