[OpenID] Fwd: [OpenID Foundation] New Poll Opened

[Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)]

On 03/21/2009 04:13 AM, Breno de Medeiros:
> It is interesting how a discussion on a relatively simple extension 
> proposal which was motivated by:
>
> 1. Users saying in usability study after usability study that they are 
> more comfortable with the Facebook-Connect style login flow than the 
> full browser redirect model.

And wasn't Facebook criticized for it? Didn't many see a problem with 
their approach? I don't think there is anything new with what was said. 
Popup windows are generally on the decline when compared to 5 or 10 
years ago, why start to use them now?

>
> 2. Potential RPs demanding popup UI flows in order to adopt the scheme 
> as they do not want their users to lose the context of their site.

For the context there are sessions which can take care of it.

>
> Became a philosophical discussion on issues from user-centric 
> philosophy to anti-phishing to trust models on certificates.

A discussion which is very good to have. Why isolate the issues if they 
are clearly intertwined and connected to each other? It's like designing 
new super-trooper car wheels without taking into consideration their 
effectiveness for stopping the car and their durability on the road.

>
> Reality: The proposed WG suggests that RPs who want to can add a 
> couple of parameters to their URL requests to indicate to OPs (that 
> advertize the feature) that they embraced a fancy-dancy popup UI that 
> makes their users happier.

Yes sure....and if we are at it, lets take out the doors from our banks 
and post offices because customers indicated that they are more 
comfortable with entering the buildings without doors.

Regards
Signer: 	Eddy Nigg, StartCom Ltd. <http://www.startcom.org>
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