[OpenID] OpenID Providers Invited to Join in an NSTIC Pilot Proposal

[SitG Admin]

Please note: I think this is a stupid idea. I'm only interjecting it 
because it's possible that the people who are smarter than me will 
say "Actually, . . . "

>Before NSTIC came about it was clear to many people that having 
>multiple protocols and identity providers servicing smaller niches 
>is not an ideal situation.

Decentralized also means scattered. A thousand smaller providers 
don't provide anywhere near the same level of assurance as a single 
strong (mil-spec) provider. But this problem seems familiar, somehow; 
didn't PGP try to solve a similar dilemma with its Web of Trust?

I don't see how OpenID (or small providers thereof) could adapt the 
same solution, especially since we're speaking of companies (not 
individuals) and peer audits (which would still require some sort of 
standards anyway).

-Shade
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