Is Ethereum the Future of Web Identity? Try WebAuthn Instead
Channel: Charles Chen
Date: 2021-06-17

I recently read an article that touted Ethereum as the future of SSO:

https://www.ecryptocurrency.co/2021/06/14/ethereum-single-sign-on-might-be-the-future-of-internet-app-log-in/

While its certainly possible, I think that WebAuthn is much more like to be the solution in the near future.  WebAuthn is a protocol designed and backed by some of the largest entities in tech, banking, commerce, defense, and security.

Check out my take on Ethereum vs WebAuthn.

Links:

- Gensler Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W06Le8fw0vU
- Microsoft Article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/secguide/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-v1903-and-windows-server-v1903
- Arstechnica Article: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/how-crackers-make-minced-meat-out-of-your-passwords/
- Krebs on Security: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/can-we-stop-pretending-sms-is-secure-now/
- NIST Digital Identity Guidelines: https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63-3.html
- FIDO Alliance: https://fidoalliance.org/members/
- WebAuthn W3C Spec: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/
- WebAuthn.io Demo: https://webauthn.io/
- Passwordless.dev Demo: https://fido2-net-lib.passwordless.dev/
- Twitter Settings for WebAuthn: https://twitter.com/settings/account/login_verification
- Github Settings for WebAuthn: https://github.com/settings/security
- Safari 14 Support for WebAuthn: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/24/21301509/apple-safari-14-browser-face-touch-id-logins-webauthn-fido2
- OS Stats for Windows: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide
- Article on Lost Bitcoin Keys: https://www.businessinsider.com/man-offers-council-70-million-dig-up-bitcoin-hard-drive-2021-1

Transcript:

- https://charliedigital.com/2021/06/17/web-identity-showdown-ethereum-vs-webauthn/