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alert mods    
   posted: Jun. 14, 2008 @ 7:59p

I'm an avid user of your site and know that you like to be on the leading
edge when it comes to innovative technologies. I'd like to see you
support OpenID (http://openid.net) as it allows me to use your site
more easily. With OpenID I'm able to come to your site and sign-in
with my OpenID, removing the need to create yet another username and
password which means that you're able to sign-up more people.

OpenID is really easy to integrate and allows users from many large
sites such as AOL, Yahoo ,LiveJournal, and WordPress to login with just a few
clicks. I encourage you to check out http://openid.net/ or join the
mailing list general@openid.net.

MOD EDIT to add below and update title (thanks, luvGnuLinux):
OpenID NOW AVAILABLE
OpenID WIKIPEDIA article
Please check it out and leave your feedback, bug reports, etc here. Thanks!


   posted: Jun. 14, 2008 @ 7:59p

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alert mods    
   posted: Jun. 14, 2008 @ 8:01p

We've looked in to it in the past.

While it isn't on the current "must do" list, I do believe that we should give it a second look.


alert mods    
   posted: Jun. 14, 2008 @ 8:28p

I was just saying something about OpenID this morning....

<eyes thread suspiciously>

<puts on tinfoil hat>


alert mods    
   posted: Jun. 16, 2008 @ 3:04p

Why not go with passport or some other service that has more users than openID?

Passport has a HUGE userbase since Microsoft's services such as hotmail, live, etc all require the user to signup with passport.com - and it is known to be very secure.

Just a thought. I don't know how many users on FW are already registered with OpenID... but I don't know anyone from my close circle, so I am guessing based on that.


Edit - never mind.. after looking at this, looks like most people may have one already


alert mods    
   posted: Jul. 20, 2008 @ 4:51p

Just a minor correction: Nothing is ever known to be secure. It's only not known to be insecure.

I would like to see more sites support OpenID, and FW would be a great one.

I would not use Passport if it was offered, and would stop visiting FW if it was required. I'm trying to avoid software that's not free (as in speech). OpenID is, and Passport from Microsoft isn't.


alert mods    
   posted: Jul. 20, 2008 @ 5:58p

I would also not use passport...it's fine if you trust Microsoft, but many people don't. Personally I don't see the big deal having an independent login, just set FW to stay logged in.


alert mods    
   posted: Jul. 21, 2008 @ 7:01a

I'll check on consideration/status of this idea and give an update ASAP. Thanks for the reminder.

UPDATE: Best I can tell from initial feedback, we'll be moving forward with OpenID. If we don't for some reason, I'll share it here.


alert mods    
   posted: Aug. 6, 2008 @ 12:51p

OpenID NOW AVAILABLE

OpenID WIKIPEDIA article

Please check it out and leave your feedback, bug reports, etc here. Thanks!


alert mods    
   posted: Aug. 6, 2008 @ 6:32p

I don't understand how to join or how to decide to use let's say frugalfreak as an openID, I use that everywhere but a few places. how do I confirm to use openID?


alert mods    
   posted: Aug. 7, 2008 @ 1:54p

um, what's the value to old/current users to use openID? i just added mine but don't understand how it'll help be use FW better, etc. etc.


alert mods    
   posted: Aug. 13, 2008 @ 12:57a

are you supporting only 1.0 openid spec? You should know that it has serious security flaws. I suggest supporting openid 2.0. This allows the user to just type in yahoo.com
Yahoo is only supporting openid 2.0.

Also when I type in yahoo.com in the openid url, it tells me I'm signed in but I'm not.


alert mods    
   posted: Aug. 13, 2008 @ 7:47a

sknvn said:are you supporting only 1.0 openid spec? You should know that it has serious security flaws. I suggest supporting openid 2.0. This allows the user to just type in yahoo.com
Yahoo is only supporting openid 2.0.

Also when I type in yahoo.com in the openid url, it tells me I'm signed in but I'm not.

We're supporting OpenId 2.0 as well. You're right about the yahoo thing, it's doing that for me too, I'll look into it. If I log in with my full yahoo OpenId url it seems to work...


alert mods    
   posted: Aug. 13, 2008 @ 12:42p

At the risk of the universe imploding upon itself, I will quote myself:
rorticus said:We're supporting OpenId 2.0 as well. You're right about the yahoo thing, it's doing that for me too, I'll look into it. If I log in with my full yahoo OpenId url it seems to work...

'yahoo.com' is working for me now, I log in and pick my OpenId identity.


alert mods    
   posted: Sep. 4, 2008 @ 11:56a

jayK said:I would also not use passport...it's fine if you trust Microsoft, but many people don't. Personally I don't see the big deal having an independent login, just set FW to stay logged in.

Agreed totally. Thank you for not making the cookie expire for FW, making us log in again after X amount of time. I just store my password in FF and never need it anyway.

Open ID isn't important to me here.


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