​Google wants you to log in once on Android - with any password manager

​Google wants you to log in once on Android - with any password manager

Google is backing the new OpenYOLO initiative to allow all password managers gain the autofill features that its own Smart Lock password manager offers on Android.

Google is developing an open-source API to ease the hassle of logging-in to apps, particularly for those who use unique passwords for each of their accounts.

The API, dubbed OpenYOLO -- short for 'you only log in once' -- will give developers a secure way to use passwords stored in password managers to help users log in to their apps.
Dashlane will be the first password manager to support the open API, although it's hoped other popular password managers will join the cause to simplify authentication for Android apps.

"Google is excited to support the launch of this project with Dashlane and help create a new open standard for app authentication," said Iain McGinniss, a Google software engineer who helped build Smart Lock for Passwords on Android.

"This project is part of our longstanding support of open technology standards that provide great, secure user experience to end users."

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