The W3C is still exploring better ways to do authentication, for example in the 2014 workshop on authentication. The WebID is a Community Group, and anyone can start a Community Group. A Community Group does not necessarily reflect the endorsement of the W3C, but we encourage grassroots communities to experiment with technology that may become a future standard.
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Device Bound Session Credentials
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Web Platform Design Principles
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Federated Identity Community Group
The purpose of the Federated Identity Community Group is to provide a forum focused on incubating web features that will both support federated identity and prevent untransparent, uncontrollable tracking of users across the web. While the community group will take privacy concerns into consideration, these concerns will be balanced against the need to explore innovative ideas around federated authentication on the web.
Who Shapes Web Standards? Uncovering the Main Topics of Interest in the W3C
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digital-credentials/custom-schemes.md at main · w3c-fedid/digital-credentials
Digital Credentials API. Contribute to w3c-fedid/digital-credentials development by creating an account on GitHub.
Open Social Web ID - in commons
Approaching a shared method of single sign-on for the entire open social web.
w3c-cg/udna
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A Well-Known URL for Changing Passwords
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Four "Digital Identity" lessons every Web3 builder should know - blog.boscolo.co
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W3C Invites Implementations of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1 w3.org/news/2026/w3c-invites-impleme…
W3C Invites Implementations of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1
www.w3.orgW3C TPAC breakouts related to content verification/authenticity: Content Authenticity and the Web github.com/w3c/tpac2024-breakouts/issues… 👀 ”discussions around a possible Authentic Web workshop sometime in 2025 have emerged in the community.” - @torgo.com Originator Profile github.com/w3c/tpac2024-breakouts/issues…
@thisismissem.social @divy.zone and I recently went through an exploration of how the browser can help you login to websites with atproto accounts. We recently presented to the FedID CG and here is a sneak peek in case you couldn't join! This is early but we'd love your input before we go too far!
