=What does it do?= BrowserID is the easiest way to log in to your favorite sites. The first time you will need to validate your account and the following times you will simply select the email that you want to use to log in to the service. __TOC__ ==How do I create a BrowserID account?== # Go to http://browserid.org and click the {button Sign up} button. # Type the email address you want to use when logging into your favorite websites and click the {button Verify Email} button. <br><br>[[Image:CreateAccount]] # In your email, find the confirmation message from BrowserID and click the provided link. # Type your new password in the entry fields and click {button Finish}.<br><br>[[Image:Finish]] == How do I sign in? == If the Sign in pop up is empty, simply close the pop-up window and click the Sign in button again. If this still doesn't work, try to load your Firefox browser in [[Safe Mode]] to ensure that no add-on is blocking it. == How do I reset my BrowserID password? == In the unfortunate situation that you lose your BrowserID password, don't worry, you can reset it. # Click the "forgot your password?" link on the Sign in screen.<br><br>[[Image:ForgotPassword1]] # Type the email you use to sign in to BrowserID. # Click the {button Reset Password} button.<br><br>[[Image:ForgotPassowrd]] # Go to your email inbox and search for an email with "Complete Login to http://browserid.org using BrowserID" as a the subject line. # Click the link provided in the email. # Type your new password in the entry fields and click {button Finish}.<br><br>[[Image:Finish]] == How do I add another email address to my BrowserID account? == The cool thing about BrowserID is the ability to set up multiple email addresses to use as your login identity. If you want to add another email address to use when you login to BrowserID-enabled sites, just add a new email to your BrowserID account. # Click the Sign in button in your favorite site. (for example http://myfavoritebeer.org) # In the Sign in window, click the Use a different email link.<br><br>[[Image:DifferentEmail]] # Type your new email and click the {button Add} button.<br><br>[[Image:AddEmail]] # Go to your email inbox and search for an email with "Complete Login to ''website'' using BrowserID" in the subject line. # To confirm addition of this email address to your BrowserID account, click the link provided in the email. Now you can use this email address as your identity when logging into websites with BrowserID. == How do I remove an email address from my BrowserID account? == When you no longer want to use an email address to Sign in to websites, you can delete it from your BrowserID account. # Go to https://browserid.org and click the {button Sign In} button. # Type your BrowserID username and password and click {button Sign In}. # On the Account Manager page click {button Edit}.<br><br>[[Image:EditAccount]] # Click the {button Remove} next to the email address that you want to remove from your account.<br><br>[[Image:RemoveAccount]] # Click the {OK button} in the confirmation dialog that appears.<br><br>[[Image:ConfirmRemove]] =How does it work?= BrowserID works with your email address, so this becomes your identification. It uses the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Identity/Verified_Email_Protocol/Latest Verified Email Protocol] from Mozilla. This means: *The log in certificate is stored in your browser. *You can manage multiple certificates in the same browser. =Security and Privacy= Unlike other sign-in systems, your identity provider is not involved in the login process. Because of that, BrowserID does not leak information back to any server (not even to the BrowserID servers) about which sites a you are visiting. In other words, nobody but you and the service you are login into knows that you are logged at the site. If you use BrowserID to login to a site, it gets proof of ownership using public key cryptography. This means that the validation will be done with a public key, but they information will be encrypted with your private and secure key. Do you want to know more? Visit the [http://identity.mozilla.com/post/7616727542/introducing-browserid-a-better-way-to-sign-in Identity blog].

What does it do?

BrowserID is the easiest way to log in to your favorite sites. The first time you will need to validate your account and the following times you will simply select the email that you want to use to log in to the service.

How do I create a BrowserID account?

1. Go to http://browserid.org and click the Sign up button.
2. Type the email address you want to use when logging into your favorite websites and click the Verify Email button.
   
   
3. In your email, find the confirmation message from BrowserID and click the provided link.
4. Type your new password in the entry fields and click Finish.
   
   

How do I sign in?

If the Sign in pop up is empty, simply close the pop-up window and click the Sign in button again. If this still doesn't work, try to load your Firefox browser in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to ensure that no add-on is blocking it.

How do I reset my BrowserID password?

In the unfortunate situation that you lose your BrowserID password, don't worry, you can reset it.

1. Click the "forgot your password?" link on the Sign in screen.
   
   
2. Type the email you use to sign in to BrowserID.
3. Click the Reset Password button.
   
   
4. Go to your email inbox and search for an email with "Complete Login to http://browserid.org using BrowserID" as a the subject line.
5. Click the link provided in the email.
6. Type your new password in the entry fields and click Finish.
   
   

How do I add another email address to my BrowserID account?

The cool thing about BrowserID is the ability to set up multiple email addresses to use as your login identity. If you want to add another email address to use when you login to BrowserID-enabled sites, just add a new email to your BrowserID account.

1. Click the Sign in button in your favorite site. (for example http://myfavoritebeer.org)
2. In the Sign in window, click the Use a different email link.
   
   
3. Type your new email and click the Add button.
   
   
4. Go to your email inbox and search for an email with "Complete Login to website using BrowserID" in the subject line.
5. To confirm addition of this email address to your BrowserID account, click the link provided in the email. Now you can use this email address as your identity when logging into websites with BrowserID.

How do I remove an email address from my BrowserID account?

When you no longer want to use an email address to Sign in to websites, you can delete it from your BrowserID account.

1. Go to https://browserid.org and click the Sign In button.
2. Type your BrowserID username and password and click Sign In.
3. On the Account Manager page click Edit.
   
   
4. Click the Remove next to the email address that you want to remove from your account.
   
   
5. Click the {OK button} in the confirmation dialog that appears.
   
   

How does it work?

BrowserID works with your email address, so this becomes your identification. It uses the Verified Email Protocol from Mozilla. This means:

• The log in certificate is stored in your browser.
• You can manage multiple certificates in the same browser.

Security and Privacy

Unlike other sign-in systems, your identity provider is not involved in the login process. Because of that, BrowserID does not leak information back to any server (not even to the BrowserID servers) about which sites a you are visiting. In other words, nobody but you and the service you are login into knows that you are logged at the site.

If you use BrowserID to login to a site, it gets proof of ownership using public key cryptography. This means that the validation will be done with a public key, but they information will be encrypted with your private and secure key.

Do you want to know more? Visit the Identity blog.