Another approach to OpenID authentication from Mediamatic

[jDavid]

the process is not as transparent as it could be.
it would be nice, if it was clear that you had 3 options a) b) c)

it would also like to see the openid logo on the actual panel.

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Chris Messina <chris.messina at gmail.com>wrote:

> I thought this was a very clever approach to OpenID:
> http://www.reboot.dk/logon
>
> At first, it doesn't really look like OpenID... but if you pick a site from
> the dropdown (i.e. Mediamatic) you'll be redirected to the remote site to
> authenticate with a helpful instruction: "After I log in I will return to
> Reboot".
>
> I was also miffed at first -- because I was like -- well, I don't have one
> of those and I don't want to create another account -- nor can I remember if
> I already have one... and then I saw the collapsed option to sign in with
> OpenID — phew!
>
> Barring that, you can just join the site as you would any other site.
>
> I like this 3-stage approach... allowing the RP to pick from a list of
> partners or preferred OPs but not removing free choice altogether. Should
> all that fail, you can still create a local/legacy account.
>
> Anyway, thought it was worth putting out there.
>
> Chris
>
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