[OpenID] Windows LiveID - now with Information Card?

[Chris Messina]

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.
>

I'm not sure that I see what you see... where is the information card
option? Is this for Vista-only users?

I only have the option to sign in using my Windows Live ID... (i.e. hotmail
account).


>
> 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.
>

Agreed. And there are subsequent benefits as well, since signing in with
Google account provide my email and language preference as well.

Chris


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