#auth

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social · Reply to 洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s post

For those skeptical of DMs in : I'm also considering an alternative verification approach using ActivityPub's Question feature. Instead of sending numeric codes, the system could send a poll with several emoji options, and the user would select the one that matches what's displayed on their login screen. This visual authentication method might offer better security against certain automated attacks while still leveraging federation rather than platform-specific APIs. Would this approach address some of the privacy concerns around DM-based verification?

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social · Reply to 洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s post

For those skeptical of DMs in : I'm also considering an alternative verification approach using ActivityPub's Question feature. Instead of sending numeric codes, the system could send a poll with several emoji options, and the user would select the one that matches what's displayed on their login screen. This visual authentication method might offer better security against certain automated attacks while still leveraging federation rather than platform-specific APIs. Would this approach address some of the privacy concerns around DM-based verification?

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s avatar
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (, ), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

Tony Finch's avatar
Tony Finch

@fanf@mendeddrum.org

TIL! macOS supports Touch ID for sudo, but turning it on is a bit obscure

:; grep ^ /etc/pam.d/sudo_local.template
# sudo_local: local config file which survives system update and is included for sudo
# uncomment following line to enable Touch ID for sudo
sufficient pam_tid.so

you need to copy the template to /etc/pam.d/sudo_local (see the include directive in /etc/pam.d/sudo) and uncomment the magic line

Sven Weidauer's avatar
Sven Weidauer

@5sw@darmstadt.social

Now that I host another service (my instance) I guess it really is time to look into a centralized login service. I know from work, but I don’t really want to deal with Java. Any recommendations for something lightweight?