alt Hacker NewsCan someone tell me what actual technical issue do identification providers solve that couldn't be solved with a public key cryptography or even a password and 2FA? The whole sector seems like it was created out of corruption and shortsightedness.
Can someone tell me what actual technical issue do identification providers solve that couldn't be solved with a public key cryptography or even a password and 2FA? The whole sector seems like it was created out of corruption and shortsightedness.
You want an idp who verified that the account belongs to a specific citizen. There needs to be some loop closing between your bsn (akin to a social security number) and user accounts. That in itself is not something you can just handoff to auth0 or that you want different departments to self select and self-host.
Digid is used to submit taxes and for getting benefits from the government.