[OpenID] Backwards Compatibility

[SitG Admin]

>It sounds like you're asking for pre-configured associations,

Yes, it's the associations I was thinking of. Had trouble bringing 
the right word to mind, all I could think of was "key".

>However, it wouldn't hurt to include a sentence in the new spec 
>allowing parties to use "other means" (deliberately vague) to 
>determine a shared secret.

Agreed, and I'd add that doing so fits with OpenID's general flexibility.

-Shade