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Fri Jun 6 22:09:24 UTC 2008


users,
when offered OpenID login on a site they are more willing to register =
then
without. It's only the authentication which is "outsourced" =
not the
user base itself. That's a point which needs education perhaps.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>

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 <li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=3DEN-US>You don't trust that =
OpenID
     provider is secure enough. You are responsible for any user data, =
and
     don't want the third-party provider to be involved in how secure =
your user
     data is</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><br>
Allow only providers you trust. It's easy as that.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>

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 <li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'>OpenID implementation is very =
complicated<o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><br>
This is a valid point and most popular blogs, forums require some extra =
work to
have OpenID login. Certainly for implementing your own login facility. =
Until
the big web applications don't ship OpenID built-in (like WordPress, =
Phpbb
forum, wikimedia) this is a hurdle.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span lang=3DEN-US>With the same argument, point 4 is also not =
totally valid! A
user understands who to trust, and build up that trust over time. With =
big
players like </span><a href=3D"http://openid.yahoo.com/" =
target=3D"_blank"><span
lang=3DEN-US>Yahoo providing OpenID</span></a><span lang=3DEN-US>, I =
think this
barrier is gone.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><br>
I don't view Yahoo as a secure provider, sorry.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span lang=3DEN-US>And if you say OpenID implementation is =
complicated, you
need to look around. The </span><a =
href=3D"http://openid.net/developers/"
target=3D"_blank"><span lang=3DEN-US>developers section on openid.net =
</span></a><span
lang=3DEN-US>could be a good starting point.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>
That's a lame argument. For many implementation is impossible or very
burdensome. See above...the most popular web applications need to ship =
OpenID
built-in!<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>

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