This is something I've had the occasion to discuss before, and it's a good idea not because "it's ssh" or "it's decentralized" (those are just good benefits), but because it moves the authentication to an actual authentication protocol and, were it to catch on, would have to be done from the browser itself.
Does this ring a bell? That's right, it's BrowserID ladies & gents. I'll never let this go, Persona was a great thing for the web and its death is mourned.
I think I've seen ssh auth implemented before but this is the smoothest POC yet. Your next step: Make a firefox extension that integrates this, as a proof of concept for in-browser authentication.
Does this ring a bell? That's right, it's BrowserID ladies & gents. I'll never let this go, Persona was a great thing for the web and its death is mourned.
I think I've seen ssh auth implemented before but this is the smoothest POC yet. Your next step: Make a firefox extension that integrates this, as a proof of concept for in-browser authentication.