65 sats \ 1 reply \ @sommerfeld 29 Sep 2022 \ on: Why I think, Password Managers need to support LNURL-auth bitcoin
Before reading the article I was wondering what do they mean exactly with PW managers supporting ln-auth.
Then I read this in the article:
"Why not" is a terrible justification.
Why on earth would we need a LN wallet without any funds, incorporated in the PW manager just for logins?
It does not actually solve any issue.
It's like the author tihinks ln-auth tech is cool but does not really understand it.
Ln-auth is just automated key signing. You can solve the issue with logins by just using that, no need for a defunded LN wallet inside a PW manager.
The future I see for online logins is one where ln-auth is one possible source of key signing type authentication. Others would be HW wallets, yubikeys and PW managers themselves using their bultin cryptography.
Agree, abstract the solution to key signing and you allow for open integration for many providers (LNAuth included) and a clear and easy standard moving forward.
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