[OpenID] Website being updated

[Paul Tanner]

I'd like to underline the issue of *choosing an OP*.  I'd be happy to 
help with this and (if that's needed) could do some development, including PHP.

I agree that the presentation should allow for OPs' 
credentials.  Some form of community rating could be useful.  Bottom 
line is that users need a *basis for trusting* an OP.  It's OK for 
people on this list to have to assess the reputation of the players 
in the field but I can't see that working for a user who just wants 
to make a quick decision.  To me this is one of the key ingredients 
in widespread proliferation.

Paul

At 02:03 16/10/2007, David wrote:
>We struggled
> > with trying to find the balance between a completely free for all list
> > (http://wiki.openid.net/OpenIDServers) which the page still links to
> > and the other end of the spectrum of sending the user to a random
> > provider from a shorter list.  I don't think that what we have today
> > is perfect, which we say on the site "we realize this list isn?t
> > perfect", but it is a great step forward.  Generally we went for "Well
> > Known" trying to use the litmus test of would someone who has paid
> > some attention to OpenID this year heard of these providers.  "Simple"
> > is much more subjective, but generally looking for users being able to
> > quickly find out how to get an OpenID, how to start using it, and not
> > being required to download, install, be SMS'd, etc before they can
> > start using their OpenID.
> >
> > What I'd really like to see us move to (assuming the community thinks
> > it would be worthwhile) is a directory of providers.  Then annotate
> > each provider by things such as OpenID specs supported, languages,
> > authentication options, price, etc.  Then when a user comes we can
> > better tailor the presented list to what they're looking for.  Any PHP
> > developer interested in writing something like this?