[OpenID] OpenID and e-journals

[Ben Laurie]

On 12/29/06, Valerie <vlecharl at gmail.com> wrote:
> Bonjour,
> Je découvre OpenID aujourd'hui avec un regard de documentaliste. Si je
> comprends bien la technologie, est-ce qu'un OpenID permettrait de naviguer
> d'une revue électronique (par ex. une revue scientifique online payante,
> avec reconnaissance sur base IP) en une autre revue électronique (à
> condition que les éditeurs soient "OpenID compliant") sans devoir
> s'authentifier à chaque fois ? Merci d'avance pour
>
> Hello,
>
> I've just discovered OpenID and I was wondering if this could help in my
> e-journals environment (I'm librarian).
> If I understand correctly, OpenID could allow my e-journals readers
> (assuming they have their OpenID created) to go from editors website to
> editors website (OpenID compliants) to read their subscribed e-journals,
> without having to log in every time ?
> Most editors do have an IP recognition system, but I have a big problem on
> my side, we only have one IP address for 15000 users (yes, it's incredible,
> but that's the policy of my company..).

Not particularly incredible. In fact, a good thing. IP recognition is
both insecure and privacy-invading :-)

> As a matter of fact, when I want to
> backcharge my readers (each department pays what they use), I don't know who
> reads what. If every user had an OpenID, that could help in solving this
> problem ?

Yes :-)

Though so would a simple login. Or even just cookies.

>
> Thanks in advance for any info and best wishes to all,
>
> Valerie
> Brussels, Belgium
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