The EOSIO ecosystem has a number of community-created Authenticators that store users’ private keys. Users can utilize Authenticators to sign the transactions when interacting with EOSIO based applications. Different users have different preferences on which Authenticator to use. The variety benefits users, but creates additional work for application developers who in the past have had to integrate individually with each Authenticator.
The Universal Authenticator Library (UAL) simplifies the development experience supporting multiple authenticators by providing a single integration that enables support for a multitude of authenticators and provides a consistent user experience for users signing transactions in EOSIO based applications.
Last month, we announced EOSIO Labs™, an initiative through which we have begun innovating in the open with regards to the future of blockchain technologies built on EOSIO. Our first release under this initiative explored the future of private key management and its implications on security and key management — the Universal Authenticator Library (UAL). This post continues the EOSIO …
Replacing passwords with private keys in an easy to understand metaphor With the introduction of the EOSIO Labs™ initiative, we have begun innovating in the open with regards to the future of blockchain technologies built on EOSIO. Our first release under this initiative explores the future of private key management and its implications on security and key …