OpenID Trusted Authentication Extension

David Fuelling sappenin at gmail.com
Tue Aug 28 03:47:04 UTC 2007


John,

Have a look at OAuth (http://groups.google.com/group/oauth).  I think it's
currently a private google group, but it seems like you've given a lot of
thought to this type of thing, so I'm sure the group owners would welcome
your input.  There's a lot of activity going on over there.

David

On 8/26/07, John Ehn <john at extremeswank.com> wrote:
>
> I have created a draft of a new specification that I think will help to
> fill a gap in OpenID functionality.
>
> What appears to be a newer productivity feature of many websites is the
> ability to import and utilize information from other sites.  For instance,
> Basecamp provides an API that allows other systems to access user data.
> This is a great feature, but it currently cannot be done with OpenID, due to
> the dependence on end-user interaction during the authentication process.
>
> The Trusted Authentication Extension provides for the ability for an
> OpenID Consumer to log in to another OpenID Consumer without user
> interaction.  The end user will be able to create a trusted connection
> between two OpenID enabled sites, which will allow a client site to access a
> destination site using the end user's Identity.
>
> Please provide your comments and feedback, as they are most appreciated.
>
> http://extremeswank.com/openid_trusted_auth.html
>
> Thank you,
>
> John Ehn
> john at extremeswank.com
>
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