Open IDs
Open IDs are becoming more popular for logging in to websites because they allow user to log on to a multitude of services with the same digital identity. It uses a unique URL and is authenticated by the Open ID provider that the user has chosen.
Following is an excerpt from an interesting article about Open IDs:
Open is at the core of many Yahoo! initiatives and products. Over the past two years Yahoo! has been hard at work to change how we develop products and interact with our developer community. In addition to being avid supporters of Open Source, we participated and adopted community-based specifications such as OpenID and OAuth, and were a founding member of the OpenSocial and OpenID Foundations. As you can see, we love Open.freshelectrons, Making Open Easier (Yahoo! Developer Network Blog), Nov 2009
For more information read the complete article. Open IDs could be the wave of the future so it’s time to bone up on the details.
Date: November 19, 2009
Categories: Website Tools



