Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-4.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WW5Sc-0001rY-3S for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:51:14 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.219.43 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.219.43; envelope-from=mh.in.england@gmail.com; helo=mail-oa0-f43.google.com; Received: from mail-oa0-f43.google.com ([209.85.219.43]) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WW5Sb-0006iA-7G for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:51:14 +0000 Received: by mail-oa0-f43.google.com with SMTP id eb12so3655496oac.16 for ; Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:51:07 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.135.226 with SMTP id pv2mr1761487oeb.62.1396623067760; Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:51:07 -0700 (PDT) Sender: mh.in.england@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.96.180 with HTTP; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 07:51:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 16:51:07 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: tAVK7syGBaQ0RwE60_dpjQbCkPc Message-ID: From: Mike Hearn To: =?UTF-8?Q?Eric_Larchev=C3=AAque?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b4142c6d6d10904f638a509 X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (mh.in.england[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1WW5Sb-0006iA-7G Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Draft BIP for seamless website authentication using Bitcoin address X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:51:14 -0000 --047d7b4142c6d6d10904f638a509 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > My view on this is mainly about the UX and the fact everyone in > Bitcoinland has a wallet. > Well, yes, but we also have browsers too :) I don't want to suggest the problem is unimportant - I'd love it if the world could move beyond passwords. But I have many scars from my time in the Google account swamps. We had a big team, lots of resources and even just getting people to use their phone as a second factor - *the simplest second factor possible* - was a huge uphill battle that most users just didn't care about. People like passwords. If you can find a way to make something that's better than a password but just as convenient, fantastic! But I don't think Bitcoin addresses are such a thing. --047d7b4142c6d6d10904f638a509 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My view on this is mainly about the UX and the fact ev= eryone in Bitcoinland has a wallet.

Well, yes, but we also have browsers too :)=C2= =A0

I don't want to suggest the problem is unimportant = - I'd love it if the world could move beyond passwords. But I have many= scars from my time in the Google account swamps. We had a big team, lots o= f resources and even just getting people to use their phone as a second fac= tor - the simplest second factor possible=C2=A0- was a huge uphill b= attle that most users just didn't care about. People like passwords. If= you can find a way to make something that's better than a password but= just as convenient, fantastic! But I don't think Bitcoin addresses are= such a thing.
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