[OpenID] [OPenID] OpenID usage figures

[Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)]

Hans Granqvist wrote:
>> The number of "usages" - I assume you mean the number of RP
>> authentication requests - to determine that figure, you'd need
>> information from the logs of all OpenID Providers.
>>     
>
> How about devising a dead-simple voluntary protocol where
> an OP (perhaps also RP) could ping, say http://openid.net/usage
> for the sole purpose of collection of such stats?
>
>   GET /usage?op=example.com&event=n HTTP/1.1
>
> where n is an int defining the event (successful auth, sreg used, etc).
>
> (Can be abused, sure. /usage can check source IP to OP for obvious
> system gaming. Maybe that's enough of deterrent.)
>
> Any takers? Shouldn't take more than a day or so to implement. I can
> help if there is anyone who can host the service.
>
> -Hans
Could this have some implications concerning privacy issues? RP data and 
OP data could be combined under certain circumstances, which could 
reveal some information? Not sure, but this idea should be evaluated 
carefully!

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