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Identity/BrowserID

13 bytes added, 21:52, 19 January 2012
API
The User-Agent plays an important role in BrowserID support. Here, we define, normatively, the API that user agents MUST implement, including specific behaviors in response to these API calls. Relying Parties and Identity Providers can safely skip this section.
=== API Issuing Assertions ===
A compliant BrowserID User-Agent must implement the <tt>navigator.id</tt> object, with API calls as described here.
XXX: should we provide error information if it's not just a user cancel?
==== Provisioning ====
The User Agent should support a provisioning workflow when a user wants to authenticate with a new email address. A provisioning workflow is initiated with some context:
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