[OpenID] Yahoo issue

Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) eddy_nigg at startcom.org
Mon Feb 4 16:53:17 UTC 2008


Hans Granqvist wrote:
> Interestingly, the spec does not mandate implementation of
> any algorithm. Should it? (For comparison, TLS mandates
> algorithms for spec compliance: RFC 4346 section 9.)
>
> Also: should there be a way to extend the set of OpenID
> associations and authentication algorithms? (TLS has a
> mechanism for adding new algorithms, see for example
> RFC 2712)
>   
I would say both time yes? Any specific reason why not?

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> Hans
>
>
> On 2/3/08, Allen Tom <atom at yahoo-inc.com> wrote:
>   
>>  Hi Shane,
>>
>>  The Yahoo OP does not support HMAC-SHA256 nor DH-SHA256, and thanks for
>> pointing out that our error response is not correct. We'll fix this soon.
>>
>>  Thanks
>>  Allen
>>
>>
>>     

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