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by eatbitseveryday 3610 days ago
I think the idea is that you would use their service to specify the authentication method, and they would provide the ability to log in via that specification. They aren't forcing you to use FB; it is merely a demo of one of many authentication methods they'd be able to let you choose from:

> an experiment where you can share your servers with your friends by using Facebook as the authentication mechanism. It’s a quick way to show how versatile the ScaleFT authentication platform can be: Give us a reliable authentication mechanism, and we can log you into a server with it.
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bhhaskin 3610 days ago
Still. The idea that it is a service means that you are still handing over indirect control.
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russell_h 3610 days ago
Hey, one of the founders of ScaleFT here.

You're absolutely right that when you're using ScaleFT you're trusting both us (as operators of the CA) and your identity provider (in this case Facebook, but we have a bunch of other options more suitable for most businesses).

Handing over control isn't necessarily a bad thing. For example, I trust Google to operate a secure and reliable email service much more than I trust myself, leaving me to focus on my area of expertise. But trust is a complex thing and there are certainly situations where handing control to any third party is unacceptable.

For organizations that require complete control we can integrate with any SAML or OpenID Connect identity system, and we offer an on-premise version of ScaleFT.

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0xmohit 3610 days ago
> I trust Google to operate a secure and reliable email service much more than I trust myself

Hopefully, Google would soon integrate features that let it auto-reply to your incoming messages. It can be trusted more, after all.

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cvs268 3609 days ago
> I trust Google to operate a secure and reliable email service much more than I trust myself

This sentence has got nothing to do with trust. You believe (maybe rightly so) that Gmail is more secure and reliable than any solution that can be cobbled-up individually.

Simply replacing "believe" with "trust" doesn't really mean the same though. English is a funny language. But then again that's what you probably meant when you said "Trust is a complex thing". Hmmmm... :)

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