[OpenID] Windows LiveID - now with Information Card?

[Andrew Arnott]

It also doesn't show up on the screen alongside the *choice* to use Live ID.
 It only shows up after you've picked Live ID.  Just in case that helps.
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2010/2/24 John Bradley <ve7jtb at ve7jtb.com>

> The page is using JS to detect if there is a info-card selector installed
> in the browser.
>
> It is there by default for you in IE in Vista and Win 7.
>
> It is an optional install for FireFox on Win & Mac or for IE on XP.
>
> There isn't much use in showing a infocard login to someone without a
> selector.
>
> Most infocard RPs do the same thing and hide the login if the user doesn't
> have a selector.
>
> John B.
>
> On 2010-02-24, at 3:24 AM, Chris Messina wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>>
>> Allen
>>
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