PROPOSAL: OpenID Form Clarification (A.4)

[Dick Hardt]

On 19-Oct-06, at 12:35 AM, Martin Atkins wrote:

> Dick Hardt wrote:
>>
>> In order for the RUA to detect that a site supports OpenID, it sees a
>> form with a single input with a "name" of openid_identiifier. The RUA
>> can then look at the action and post the data directly to the RP.
>>
>
> I think it'd be better to implement this as either a META or a LINK
> element alongside a standard protocol for communicating with the
> nominated URL.
>
> This way the site can declare on *all pages*, rather than on the
> forms-based login page, that it accepts OpenID auth. This allows the
> user to go to the RP's home page (or any other page) and click the
> "OpenID Login" button on the browser's toolbar and have it work.

That is an interesting idea. Would you like to take a stab at more  
specifics?

-- Dick