Comments on: OpenID – not ready for primetime yet http://james.cridland.net/blog/openid-not-ready-for-primetime-yet/ From a radio futurologist - where broadcast radio and new platforms collide. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eamonn Smyth http://james.cridland.net/blog/openid-not-ready-for-primetime-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-31599 Eamonn Smyth Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:06:26 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/01/05/openid-not-ready-for-primetime-yet/#comment-31599 I agree the concept of openid is great, which is why I am considering its incorporation in my web application development system. Details of the sourceforge project can be found @ ephp.org. Without even looking at the mechanisms or code base behind openid I can see potential pitfalls. You acquire an identity and register with x number of sites, all runs well and smooth, until one day you awake and find your openid provider has disappeared and you can no longer log into the site you once did. I have seen sites offering active openid username/password as a test facility. What mechanism stops sites being spammed by the use of publicly available openid logins? I agree the concept of openid is great, which is why I am considering its incorporation in my web application development system. Details of the sourceforge project can be found @ ephp.org.

Without even looking at the mechanisms or code base behind openid I can see potential pitfalls.

You acquire an identity and register with x number of sites, all runs well and smooth, until one day you awake and find your openid provider has disappeared and you can no longer log into the site you once did.

I have seen sites offering active openid username/password as a test facility. What mechanism stops sites being spammed by the use of publicly available openid logins?

]]> By: Scott Kveton http://james.cridland.net/blog/openid-not-ready-for-primetime-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-31422 Scott Kveton Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:41:11 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/01/05/openid-not-ready-for-primetime-yet/#comment-31422 We have debated as a community how to present the data at openid.net/get ... its tough to balance the want of community members to be on the page with ease-of-use for users. The current page certainly could be easier and I really welcome the work that Carsten and Thomas are doing with spreadopenid.org. Would welcome any/all comments on how to make it easier ... I'd love a page that could succinctly describe what an OpenID is, why a user wants one and then a few form elements to make it happen ... or would it be something else? We have debated as a community how to present the data at openid.net/get … its tough to balance the want of community members to be on the page with ease-of-use for users. The current page certainly could be easier and I really welcome the work that Carsten and Thomas are doing with spreadopenid.org.

Would welcome any/all comments on how to make it easier … I’d love a page that could succinctly describe what an OpenID is, why a user wants one and then a few form elements to make it happen … or would it be something else?

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