Auto-form fill based website authentication

A method for providing website authentication, the method comprising:

• receiving, at data processing hardware, references to web resources, a first reference comprising a credential identifier and a web host identifier, the first reference having a first protocol formatting, the remaining references having a second protocol formatting;
• identifying, by the data processing hardware, the first reference as having the first protocol formatting based on the credential identifier and the web host identifier;
• and
• executing, by the data processing hardware, an automated website login routine using the first reference,
• wherein the automated website login routine is configured to:
• extract the credential identifier and the web host identifier from the first reference;
• obtain, using the credential identifier, credential data corresponding to the credential identifier, the credential data comprising a user credential;
• obtain a uniform resource locator for a login page corresponding to the web host identifier;
• and
• automatically log into the login page corresponding to the web host identifier using the user credential.

A system for providing website authentication, the system comprising:

• data processing hardware;
• and
• memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the memory hardware storing instructions that when executed by the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a reference uniform resource locator (URL) at a browser, the reference URL comprising a credential identifier and a web authentication host URL, the credential identifier identifying credential data;
• determining that the reference URL adheres to an authentication protocol based on the credential identifier and the web authentication host URL;
• and
• based on determining that the reference URL adheres to the authentication protocol:
• extracting, by the data processing hardware, the credential identifier and the web authentication host URL from the reference URL;
• extracting the credential identifier and the web authentication host URL from the reference URL;
• obtaining credential data from a remote service using the credential identifier;
• and
• sending web authentication instructions to the browser, the web authentication instructions comprising:
• the web authentication host URL;
• and
• the credential data.

A system for providing website authentication, the system comprising:

• data processing hardware;
• and
• memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the memory hardware storing instructions that when executed by the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
• receiving references to web resources, a first reference comprising a credential identifier and a web host identifier, the first reference having a first protocol formatting, the remaining references having a second protocol formatting;
• identifying the first reference as having the first protocol formatting based on the credential identifier and the web host identifier;
• and
• executing an automated website login routine using the first reference,
• wherein the automated website login routine is configured to:
• extract the credential identifier and the web host identifier from the first reference;
• obtain, using the credential identifier, credential data corresponding to the credential identifier, the credential data comprising a user credential;
• obtain a uniform resource locator for a login page corresponding to the web host identifier;
• and
• automatically log into the login page corresponding to the web host identifier using the user credential.