<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">I think this is a good idea. Not sure everybody agrees, but I think that's an absolutely essential use of OpenID ...<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I would call this "OpenIDs for roles" as opposed to "OpenIDs for people". Which goes with "OpenID for software agents" and, maybe some day, "OpenID for RFID tags".</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 21, 2007, at 21:58, Peter (pt) Sefton wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hi,<BR><BR>I'm new here. I have tried to find an answer to my question via the archive and the rest of the web, but no luck.<BR><BR>Is it reasonable to use OpenId with generic IDs? For example could my employer, a university have a generic ID like <A href="http://openid.myuni.edu.au/staff">http://openid.myuni.edu.au/staff</A> which would authenticate me as an anonymous staff member? We could then make a federation of universities who all trusted each other staff, maybe to provide WIFI. <BR><BR>For other cases which required the site I am visiting to know who I am, I could use <A href="http://openid.myuni.edu.au/staff/my.name">http://openid.myuni.edu.au/staff/my.name</A>. <BR><BR>Maybe I also have a role as a student: <A href="http://openid.myuni.edu.au/student/postgrad">http://openid.myuni.edu.au/student/postgrad</A>.<BR><BR>In this case I would not have to even remember all these URLs - the host site could have a kind of "Where are you from, what role do you have" form, so I would pick my home institution off a list, then say I'm a staff member and I want to remain anonymous, which is enough to generate the id: <A href="http://openid.myuni.edu.au/staff">http://openid.myuni.edu.au/staff</A><BR><BR>Is this being done already? Is it wrong in some way?<BR><BR>Peter<BR clear="all"><BR>-- <BR><BR>Peter Sefton<BR>Senior Research Fellow / RUBRIC Technical Manager <BR>RUBRIC Project, DeC<BR>University of Southern Queensland<BR>Toowoomba Queensland 4350 AUSTRALIA<BR><BR><BR>Work: <A href="mailto:sefton@usq.edu.au">sefton@usq.edu.au</A><BR>Private: <A href="mailto:pt@ptsefton.com">pt@ptsefton.com </A><BR><BR>p: +61 (0)7 4631 1640<BR>m: +61 (0)410 326 955<BR><BR>RUBRIC Website: <A href="http://www.rubric.edu.au">http://www.rubric.edu.au</A> <BR>USQ Website: <A href="http://www.usq.edu.au">http://www.usq.edu.au</A><BR> Personal Website: <A href="http://ptsefton.com">http://ptsefton.com</A><BR><BR>RUBRIC is supported by the Systemic Infrastructure Initiative as part of<BR>the Commonwealth Government's Backing Australia's Ability - An <BR>Innovative Action Plan for the Future<BR>(<A href="http://backingaus.innovation.gov.au">http://backingaus.innovation.gov.au</A>)<BR><BR>The University of Southern Queensland is a registered provider of<BR>education with the Australian Government. <BR><BR>(CRICOS Codes: QLD 00244B | NSW 02225M | VIC 02387D | WA 02521C)<DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">general mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:general@openid.net">general@openid.net</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general">http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>