[OpenID] Windows LiveID - now with Information Card?

[Andrew Arnott]

I agree, although in this particular case, Windows Live ID is not yet an
OpenID Provider.  So whitepages.com is using their Delegated Auth (or
whatever it's called) protocol I *believe*.
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Andrew Arnott
"I [may] not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death
your right to say it." - S. G. Tallentyre


On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Allen Tom <atom at yahoo-inc.com> wrote:

>  While checking out whitepages.com’s new Yahoo OpenID implementation
> (really awesome!) I noticed that the Windows Live ID option now gives users
> the choice of authenticating with either password or Information Card. This
> is the first time I’ve seen stronger auth options on a real production
> website that accepts OpenID.
>
> In my personal opinion, one of OpenID’s major benefits for website owners
> is that they can implement a single interface (OpenID) that can give users
> different authentication options, including multi-factor auth, or an
> Information Card.  It’s very likely that having the user sign into an RP
> using an account that they already have and frequently use, is both more
> secure and more usable than having the user register and login using a local
> userid and password.
>
> Allen
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