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One Login: Towards a Single Fediverse Identity on ActivityPub (thenewstack.io)
submitted 5 months ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/10963743

In response to Bray’s toot, Evan Prodromou — one of the creators of ActivityPub, who is currently writing an O’Reilly book about the protocol — noted that this “is also the argument for using the ActivityPub API.” He described the API as “an open, extensible API that can handle any kind of activity type — not just short text.”

This gets to the nub of the issue. The fact that I can’t use my Mastodon identity to, for example, sign up to Pixelfed is not actually an ActivityPub issue — it’s because the two applications, Mastodon and Pixelfed, each require you to create an account on their respective products. What Prodromou is suggesting is that, technically, you can use the ActivityPub API for account access.

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[–] mactan@lemmy.ml 26 points 5 months ago

federated identity good, centralized identity maybe not so good

[–] sexy_peach@beehaw.org 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Meh not sure I would want that.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's how I feel. I don't want a centralised identity. I like the fact that my different ActivityPub activities are independent.

But it's still an interesting prospect and those that want it will no doubt be pleased. If it helps people to wrap their head about the Fediverse, it's surely a good thing.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It would be nice to have options. Log in with a new log In. Use your existing log in and join accounts. Use your existing log In and sandbox them.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

This would be the best option. Flexibility.