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why can't we have federated identity ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by mango_master@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Why can’t we have federated identity to login into fediverse instead of creating login for each instance?

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[-] muddybulldog@mylemmy.win 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's a difference between a federated identify and single-sign on. Your identity /u/mango_master@lemmy.world IS federated. You don't need to have a separate login for each instance. You can use that identity to interact with any instance much the same way I am using my federated identity to currently respond to you.

[-] mtdyson_01@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

I do not have the same experience. If I want to interact with a different instance then I have to login to that instance. Granted I'm very new to Lemmy but so far the apps are not quite there yet and exploring the fediverse is difficult. Searches are useless unless you know exactly what instance you need to find what you're looking for.

[-] muddybulldog@mylemmy.win 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I understand. It really comes down to your entry point. For example, as long as I'm viewing the community/user/content via my instance I can interact; e.g. I'm replying to a post on https://mylemmy.win/post/114914 ; you, on the other hand are replying to https://kbin.social/m/fediverse@lemmy.world/t/158389/why-can-t-we-have-federated-identity . Since we're viewing from our own instances we can interact. If either of us goes directly to the canonical URL, https://lemmy.world/post/1194109 , we'd be forced to login. It's all the same post, just different points of entry that muddy the user experience.