I agree, although in this particular case, Windows Live ID is not yet an OpenID Provider. So <a href="http://whitepages.com">whitepages.com</a> is using their Delegated Auth (or whatever it's called) protocol I <i>believe</i>.<br clear="all">
--<br>Andrew Arnott<br>"I [may] not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." - S. G. Tallentyre<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Allen Tom <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atom@yahoo-inc.com">atom@yahoo-inc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">While checking out <a href="http://whitepages.com" target="_blank">whitepages.com</a>’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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Allen<br>
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