Mozilla Persona

Mozilla Persona
Developer(s)	Mozilla Foundation
Initial release	July 2011
Repository	github.com/mozilla/persona ;
Written in	JavaScript
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	51 languages
Type	Authorization
License	MPL
Website	developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Persona

Mozilla Persona was a decentralized authentication system for the web, based on the open BrowserID protocol^[1] prototyped by Mozilla^[2] and standardized by IETF.^[3] It was launched in July 2011, but after failing to achieve traction, Mozilla announced in January 2016 plans to decommission the service by the end of the year.^[4]

^ Cite error: The named reference Persona @ MDN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Persona sign-in/sign/up was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (jose)". IETF concluded WG. 19 July 2016.
^ Mozilla Stops Developing Its Persona Sign-In System Due To Low Adoption - Techcrunch, 12 Jan 2016

[Persona_@_MDN-1] Cite error: The named reference Persona @ MDN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Persona_sign-in/sign/up-2] Cite error: The named reference Persona sign-in/sign/up was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (jose)". IETF concluded WG. 19 July 2016.

[4] Mozilla Stops Developing Its Persona Sign-In System Due To Low Adoption - Techcrunch, 12 Jan 2016

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