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Native App IdP support?
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Sean McArthur
Nov 5, 2012, 4:13:02 PM11/5/12
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As I think about providing an API for apps to easily integrate* *signing in
with Persona, I also wonder at the possibility of an app being an IdP
natively.
For example, most people would have a Twitter, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or other
app that might be of the place they host their identity. But they likely
aren't logged into those services in the stock browser. It would be a
better experience if the app could provide the authentication, instead of
the user needing to login through the browser.
A native app could try to register that is is able to provide a login for
the user. I know in Android, it would simply turn the request into a
standard action picker "Login using one of these apps", it would include
the Browser, among others that register the intent.
Worth exploring?
with Persona, I also wonder at the possibility of an app being an IdP
natively.
For example, most people would have a Twitter, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or other
app that might be of the place they host their identity. But they likely
aren't logged into those services in the stock browser. It would be a
better experience if the app could provide the authentication, instead of
the user needing to login through the browser.
A native app could try to register that is is able to provide a login for
the user. I know in Android, it would simply turn the request into a
standard action picker "Login using one of these apps", it would include
the Browser, among others that register the intent.
Worth exploring?
Ozten
Nov 5, 2012, 6:49:23 PM11/5/12
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Maybe you already know this...
Dan W's v2 for iOS would have a Persona App which you can optionally install. If installed, it would be invoked and make for a smoother log in experience.
Of course brand recognition wouldn't be as good on day 1 for this app, versus piggy backing on Twitter or another well known, already installed iOS app.
Dan W's v2 for iOS would have a Persona App which you can optionally install. If installed, it would be invoked and make for a smoother log in experience.
Of course brand recognition wouldn't be as good on day 1 for this app, versus piggy backing on Twitter or another well known, already installed iOS app.
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