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= Project Overview =
Mozilla ID (final name TBD) will be a Mozilla-operated service that provides a safe and simple to use federated ID system for based on email addresses to Web developers and users.
Signing into sites is a common pain point on Web sites today, and this service will be one piece of a larger effort to fix that pain. What Mozilla ID does is allow users to easily sign into Web sites with just an email address, without any extra passwords. We've made an effort to:
* Bring a 'single sign-on'-like experience to the Web. Users don't have to worry about how they signed into a site--even across browsers or devices.
* Provide hooks for browser integration, for maximum convenience and protection from phishing attacks.
* Make sure the system works on current-generation browsers, no special add-ons required.
* Give users Provide on-ramps towards a fully decentralized system (with the ability to choose their browser as ID provider, and use their preferred provider on any Web sitemediator). Even if that provider is not Mozilla!
* Protect user privacy while at the same time facilitating an exchange of profile data with sites.
