Reviving BrowserID in 2026: Building a Custom Identity Server for Bespoke Apps
The author is reviving the long-dead BrowserID protocol to build WKID (Wakamoleguy's Identity Server), a custom identity provider for small, bespoke apps built for themselves and their close circle. They argue that LLMs have lowered the barrier to app development, leading to an explosion of small, personal projects, and that a decentralized, user-controlled