Amazon Opens Up Log-in Feature for Use Around the Web

Amazon has opened up its login widget for app developers, mobile apps, individual websites and clients of the identity management service Janrain to use.

Amazon has opened up its login widget for app developers, mobile apps, individual websites and clients of the identity management service Janrain to use.

The e-commerce giant’s Login With Amazon widget lets users to employ their Amazon account information and OAuth 2.0-based security protocols on any site that hosts it. When users log in with their Amazon credentials, the host website receives the user’s first and last names and a verified email address without requiring the user to create a new account.

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