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 =Architecture=
-== Firefox Accounts Server ==
+== Firefox Accounts Services ==
-* Authentication Protocol: [[Identity/AttachedServices/KeyServerProtocol]]
+Firefox Accounts Services is provided by several sub-services:
+=== API Server ===
+The Firefox Account API Server provides an HTTP API that:
+* authenticates the user
+* enables the user to authenticate to other services via BrowserID assertions
+* enables change and reset password operations
+This server is nearly a BrowserID identity provider, but should not (at this point in time) be considered one.
+Links:
 * Code: https://github.com/mozilla/picl-idp
 * API documentation: https://github.com/mozilla/picl-idp/blob/master/docs/api.md
-* Dev servers
+* API design document: [[Identity/AttachedServices/KeyServerProtocol]]
-** FxA API: https://idp.dev.lcip.org
+* Dev server: https://idp.dev.lcip.org
-** FxA Jelly: https://accounts.dev.lcip.org/flow (code at https://github.com/mozilla/firefox-account-bridge)
-* Key stretching performance tests: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Identity/AttachedServices/Key_Stretching_Performance_Tests
 == Firefox Accounts on Desktop ==