FOAF + SSL @hypios.com : More than AuthenticationMilan Stankovic, Kang Li, Philippe Laublet

FOAF + SSL @hypios.com : More than AuthenticationMilan Stankovic, Kang Li, Philippe Laublet

privacy & security

vs.

personalized experience, ease of use,

the Web that knows you

social network fatigue

+

FOAF+SSL Authentication

• User’s FOAF file is coupled with a certificate to provide a means of identification.

• Implementation made easy with identity providers and services

• http://esw.w3.org/Foaf+ssl

Creating a certificate on FOAF.me

https://www.hypios.com/auth/sign-up/?method=foaf

Login with Certificate

What Happens in the Background

Verify Data

Challenges

• AAAA: Anybody can say Anything About Anything

• There is not yet enough data for most of the users

• If many sites would addopt FOAF+SSL more data could flow in a secure way, and make users’ lives easier