RelMeAuth
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RelMeAuth is an authentication method that uses personal URL for identity that rel-me link to established OAuth provider(s) to perform the actual authentication.
See: http://microformats.org/wiki/relmeauth for more details.
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Testimonials
Dan Connolly
http://microformats.org/wiki/RelMeAuth is nifty... like OpenId but even simpler.[1]
Dan W
RelMeAuth looks good, might have to re-add rel=me's to my site http://microformats.org/wiki/RelMeAuth[2]
Jeff Lindsay
Invited to @IndieWebCamp, didn't have IndieAuth domain to login. Took 10s to add rel="me" to homepage. No "providers". Your move OpenID[3]
Implementations
Open source implementations
- IndieAuth - service and open source
- Node.js:
- PHP: https://github.com/themattharris/RelMeAuth/
FAQ
Q: Why does RelMeAuth need a silo backlink?
A: RelMeAuth is composed of two building blocks, rel-me, and OAuth. rel-me requires bidirectional linking for confirmation of identity consolidation.
There are also usability, error detection, and recovery reasons for keeping such a double opt-in mechanism when delegating authentication. For example, it prevents one from delegating their RelMeAuth to another person's silo account.
