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First of all I'm sorry for the rant, but I simply couldn't resist...I
hope nobody got offended!<br>
<br>
I think OpenID can be extremely useful as a SSO for internal networks
or a set of inter-connected web sites! Obviously you trust your own IDP
the most and have control over all aspects, including its users. In
such a configuration the are no other OpenID providers involved which
makes your network/IDP/RP trustworthy in your own eyes.<br>
<br>
I don't know any of the sites you mentioned below and can't comment on
it really.<br>
<br>
Simon Willison wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:a3b4f3b60707190104l363b56afsbb6877578799373c@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">On 7/19/07, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:eddy_nigg@startcom.org"><eddy_nigg@startcom.org></a> wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"> On the contrary, I think OpenID is
ideally suited for this.
<br>
</blockquote>
Exactly! And the only way OpenID should be used currently :-D
(Sorry for
<br>
the rant)
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
I thought your main complaint with OpenID is that the user could be
<br>
coming from an untrustworthy provider such as
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.jkg.in/openid/">http://www.jkg.in/openid/</a> , so OpenID provides no guarantee that a
<br>
user wasn't a spammer. Do you also believe that this makes OpenID
<br>
inappropriate for its Single Sign On roles, as seen with
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.highrisehq.com/">http://www.highrisehq.com/</a> , <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.basecamphq.com/">http://www.basecamphq.com/</a> ,
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ma.gnolia.com/">http://ma.gnolia.com/</a> and many others?
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</blockquote>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Regards</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Signer: Eddy Nigg, StartCom Ltd.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Jabber: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:startcom@startcom.org">startcom@startcom.org</a></font></div>
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