lautan@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoApple already shipped attestation on the web, and we barely noticedhttptoolkit.comexternal-linkmessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down116
arrow-up1314arrow-down1external-linkApple already shipped attestation on the web, and we barely noticedhttptoolkit.comlautan@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoFor sites that support it, you don’t have to fill out a captcha. Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info).
minus-squareSirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years ago^Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info). No it doesn’t. Attestation is simply a cryptographicly signed “we trust this user is human” message.
minus-squareSirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoBased on the spec. The token is simply a signature that can be checked at the issuing party (Apple for this news item).
For sites that support it, you don’t have to fill out a captcha.
Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info).
^Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info).
No it doesn’t. Attestation is simply a cryptographicly signed “we trust this user is human” message.
Based on what?
Based on the spec. The token is simply a signature that can be checked at the issuing party (Apple for this news item).