==How do relying Mozilla services authenticate an FxA user?==
Two ways:* BrowserID assertions* Oauth2 (coming soon: https://githubdeveloper.com/mozilla.org/fxaen-oauth-server)US/Firefox_Accounts
==How does a user reset her Firefox Account password?==
Password https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ive-lost-my-firefox-sync-account-information#w_iaove-forgotten-my-sync-password-ae-how-do-i-reset works by responding -it_2 == What information does Firefox Accounts store about the user? ==https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_Accounts#Firefox_Accounts_user_data == Can I use Firefox Accounts to an email challengestore user data for my application or service? ==Firefox Accounts only stores information that will deliver significant user value across applications or is tightly related to the user's identity. It will not store user data for relying services. Relying Mozilla services can use Firefox Accounts for authentication, but application data storage is the responsibility of the individual applications.
==What's the difference between Persona and Firefox Accounts?==
Mozilla needs an account database to deliver a fantastic, integrated experience across all its products. Unfortunately, delivering awesome services involves some less exciting, but still important aspects, like making sure users have had a chance to inspect our terms of service and privacy policies. We must also comply with local laws and regulations, e.g., [http://www.coppa.org/ COPPA]. It would be inconvenient for users to have to verify a terms of service, a privacy policy, and COPPA at each individual Mozilla service. We believe that users should only have to inspect our terms of service, privacy policy, and go through COPPA verification '''once''' for all our services. Firefox Accounts enables us to do that. One we get the basics down and enable single sign-on for relying Mozilla Services with your Firefox Account, we hope integrate Firefox Accounts with Persona on the Web and Firefox user agents to make logging in everywhere as painless as it should be.
== What information does Firefox Accounts store about the user? Can I use it to store user data for my application or service? ==
Firefox Accounts stores limited user information, and only stores information that will deliver significant user value across applications or is tightly related to the user's identity. It will not store user data for relying services. Relying Mozilla services can use Firefox Accounts for authentication, but application data storage is the responsibility of the individual applications.
Currently, Firefox Accounts stores the user's email address, a unique identifier, sync encryption key material, and whether they have read and accepted the terms of service, privacy policy, etc. The existence of a Firefox Account also indicates the user has passed COPPA verification.
Possible future plans:
* "screen name"
* avatar
* mobile number
== Can I use Persona to log in to my Firefox Account? ==
== What services will use Firefox Accounts? ==
Here's a (probably incomplete) list of services we anticipate you'll be able to log into with your Firefox Account:* Firefox Sync* Firefox Marketplace* Where's My Fox?* [https://wikideveloper.mozilla.org/User:Driaen-US/PiCL_Future_Ideas future ideas]Firefox_Accounts#Services_that_use_Firefox_Accounts
== What do these terms mean? ==
* FTU, FTE: First Time Experience on Firefox OS
* FxA : Firefox Accounts. It may also refer to a user's particular Firefox Account.
* Jelly: A confusing term that refers to a hosted web page that is injected into more native-looking browser UI. An example of this is about:healthreport.
* Doughnut: The browser code that wraps the "Jelly" and enables it to interact with chrome code in the browser.
* RP : Relying Party. Services that use Firefox Accounts for authentication and identity. Currently these are limited to services run by Mozilla.
* PiCL : Profile in the Cloud. This is a deprecated term that was used to refer to Firefox Accounts + attached services (i.e., relying parties).
== Where is the schedule for FxA? ==
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Identity/Roadmap
== Where is the FxA for Web addition Is it possible to the Arch host your own Firefox accounts, like with Firefox Sync? ==[https://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-fxa.html Yes.] == Have a question not covered here? Add it in this section below? and we'll answer it! ==
== What are Where is the similarities/differences between FxA for Web and addition to the Dev work already being done for desktop and androidArch section below? ==
== Have a question not covered here? Add it in this section What are the similarities/differences between FxA for Web and we'll answer it! ==Is it possible to host your own Firefox accounts, like with Firefox Syncthe Dev work already being done for desktop and android?
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