[OpenID] general Digest, Vol 44, Issue 3

[Paul Lindner]

Hi all,

This SignIn button is not something we've designed.  However it shows that
people will apply existing technology to solve their problems.  In fact it's
not that much different than 'Sign-in With Twitter' if you think about it...

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:00 AM, <openid-general-request at lists.openid.net>wrote:

> Nice interface, thanks for sharing.
>
> A bit of Bo-Hoo at LinkedIn for using "Sign In" which seems to
> indicate log in when it's not really.
> But perhaps no one cares. Is authn and authz just an academic
> difference in the wild?
>
> The world will keep turning...
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Chris Messina <chris.messina at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Take a look at this:
> > visit http://elegant.ly and click the "Sign In" button...
> > You end up at LinkedIn where you're essentially doing an OAuth dance for
> > sign in.
> > Interesting, eh?
> > Chris
> >
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