[OpenID] Why become a relying party?

[Brendon J. Wilson]

Continuing the thought - another valuable reason to become a relying  
party is to gain access, not only to information, but *up-to-date*  
information. A key challenge for the user is managing their  
information across several sites (this is, interestingly enough, a  
real-world problem as well), their preferences, etc. Hence, a key  
benefit for the relying party is the ability for them to provide a  
service that more accurately reflects your current state. This could  
be as simple as displaying your current avatar photo or knowing that  
you prefer text over HTML for emails, or more complicated, such as  
your current location, etc.

This has already happened in some cases, just not via OpenID. Think  
Flickr profile pictures, and the services that allow you to hook up  
your account's avatar to your Flickr account.

Brendon
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Brendon J. Wilson
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