Post #1755434
2026-04-28 21:10 UTC
Thought here … #fediforum, #fedidev, #atproto builders who are deeper in the architecture than I can get…
Are there any self-hosting options out there that can literally just be the sign-in server for other services? Where’s our independent, federated “sign in with {Google/fb/linkedIn/mastodon}” option? Am I just talking about a Mastodon instance that doesn’t federate and doesn’t allow posting?
Maybe this is not even a need, I’m trying to assemble a systems theory map in my head.
Replies (3)
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@CaptMorgan@freeradical.zone 2026-04-29 00:03
@johannab@cosocial.ca Not sure if the AP protocol includes federated identities but it should, but only for other fedi services. We dont want to let facebook et al manage our identities, but the is nothing wrong with fediverse servers federating identity management too. Us a mastodon.social account sign in to authenticate on other mastodon servers
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@flying_saucers@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 21:17
@johannab I’d argue that centralised identity would be against the spirit of a federated system and federal identity already exists. At least that seems intuitive to me E: or do you mean signing in on an instance with the identity from another?
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@zoy@merveilles.town 2026-04-28 21:24
@johannab is indieauth what you're looking for? https://indieauth.com/