Login dialog strawman based on IIW discussion

Brad Topliff brad.topliff at ootao.com
Mon Dec 11 19:07:49 UTC 2006


One difference between two examples of OpenID login (ClaimID and Ma.gnolia)
that probably should be explicitly addressed is the prefill that Ma.gnolia
does with "http://".  Though I-names work seemlessly on this site, i-names
users have to go through the added task of selecting and deleting this
string.   

> -----Original Message-----
> From: user-experience-bounces at openid.net [mailto:user-experience-
> bounces at openid.net] On Behalf Of Terrell Russell
> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 6:56 PM
> To: OpenID user experience
> Subject: Re: Login dialog strawman based on IIW discussion
> 
> Mike Ozburn wrote:
> > For what it is worth, ma.gnolia has done a pretty neat implementation of
> > OpenID.
> >
> > You can login with your OpenID even before setting up an account and
> > they associate it with a username you create in their system.
> >
> 
> As well, we do this at http://claimID.com
> 
> (We are currently using javascript for our login box "OpenID swap-out")
> 
> A new visitor can "login" with an OpenID - and if we have not seen it
> before (defined as: it has not previously been added to an existing
> claimID account) they are invited to create a non-name-colliding account
> at claimID (at a modified /register page) and their newly-verified
> OpenID will be automatically added to the list of OpenIDs in their
> account.
> 
> Once logged in - the user can add/delete to their list of OpenIDs
> associated with their account.  They cannot delete the one they are
> currently "logged-in" as, to avoid a "limbo" state for their account.
> 
> Once there is a list of OpenIDs in that account - the user can login
> with *any* of those OpenIDs and be directed to their account.
> 
> 
> Please try it out if you have not seen it before.  I believe we were the
> first system to allow multiple OpenIDs in this way and would very much
> like to stay at the fore of good technique.
> 
> Thank you Johannes for those mockups.  Very clean.
> 
> 
> Terrell
> http://claimID.com
> http://claimID.com/terrell
> 
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