[Nottingham] OpenID?

[David Aldred]

On 17 July 2011 16:48, Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk> wrote:

> On 17 July 2011 01:15, Alex Holt <alex.holt at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >>> Anyone come across OpenID?
> >>>
> >>> Anyone using it? Comments good or bad?
> >>>
> >>> OpenID
> >>> http://openid.net/
> >>
> >> I use it via my Google account for a couple of sites, it works OK but if
> >> the sites domain ever changes the user id will obviously be different
> >> causing a new account to be created
> >
> > I feel I should note that that's just something Google do with their
> OpenID
> > implementation. It's not a property of OpenID itself; normally the "user
> id"
> > is just your OpenID URL.
>
> A current TheRegister comment:
>
> Mozilla outs un-Google site sign-in prototype
> Token-free BrowserID
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/15/mozilla_browser_id/
>
> The open source outfit also says the system is superior to OpenID and
> other identity token–based protocols because it puts so little between
> the user and the site they're visiting.
>
>
> ... We certainly need to do something to overcome the explosion of
> usernames and passwords that gets everyone bewildered for doing
> anything online...
>
> Could we abandon usernames and passwords completely?
>
>
Isn't the problem here that it's replacing a series of password with one
password that would give access to all sites?  If someone works out your
master password, they're into everything!

It's neat, though.

David Aldred
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