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TrustAuth add-on usage

TrustAuth add-on usage

These slides introduce how to use the Firefox add-on with TrustAuth.

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June 18, 2012
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  1. <You go here> TrustAuth: Add-on Installation and usage of the

    add-on Daniel Fox, @romaimperator Monday, June 18, 12
  2. TrustAuth: Add-on ‣ Download the add-on from addons.mozilla.org ‣ Install

    it and restart Firefox ‣ Find the beer glass icon in the toolbar, click it, and click “unlock” ‣ The add-on will prompt you to enter a master password • This will be used to prevent access to your keys and cannot be recovered so DO NOT forget it! Installation Monday, June 18, 12
  3. TrustAuth: Add-on Usage: Registration ‣ Navigate to a website that

    supports TrustAuth ‣ If you have an account, enter your username and password as normal • The add-on will automatically create a TrustAuth key for the site ‣ Click login and the website will assign your key to your account Monday, June 18, 12
  4. TrustAuth: Add-on Usage: Login ‣ Navigate to a website that

    supports TrustAuth ‣ Enter your username only • A password is no longer needed remember? :) ‣ The add-on will automatically process the information from the server for you ‣ Click login and the server will log you in! Monday, June 18, 12
  5. TrustAuth: Add-on Usage: Troubleshooting ‣ Most login errors can be

    fixed by refreshing the page ‣ The TrustAuth data expires by default after 30 seconds • If you wait longer than 30 seconds to click login you will need to refresh the page to get new data ‣ Other errors are more complex Monday, June 18, 12
  6. TrustAuth: Add-on Advanced Troubleshooting ‣ Domain name errors • The

    domain name could be set incorrectly on the server side or the user could be on a malicious site ‣ Hash mismatches • This means that data was modified in transit ‣ Invalid login • Perhaps the key is not authorized? Monday, June 18, 12
  7. <You go here> Installation and usage of the add-on TrustAuth:

    Add-on Daniel Fox, @romaimperator Monday, June 18, 12