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IndieAuth is super super cool and a vital component to get back control of the internet to users, but I can't shake up the security concerns.

Also, near the end of the article. Using a security nightmare such as Wordpress as your identity provider, what could go wrong? It only takes one single rogue plugin.



What security concerns specifically?


Someone breaking into a Wordpress install due to a plugin's 0-day for example, and then being able to log into all the accounts managed by that WP's openID server.




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