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OpenID and Government
Today’s news about major identity initiatives in the US Federal Government is indeed great news. But it does make me think. Kick Willemse asked the key question on an OpenID mailing list: How about a dutch (international) OP fullfilling all criteria? What about one in Russia or China? Would the US government accept identities asserted…
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Don Hinchcliffe Thinks The Plumbing Is Called the “Web OS”
Don Hinchcliffe has an interesting graphic in a recent post on ZDNet: Some people have commented that it’s all buzzwords, and of course it is. But there is value in just collecting all the buzzwords that are relevant at the current time, and attempt to integrate them into something we can all get our arms…
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OpenID Built In Google Chrome OS?
ReadWriteWeb speculates that “Google Chrome OS [will] Feature Single Sign-On for Chrome Browser”. They cite some evidence in the source code. Some excerpts of the post: In the code, a line references something being called the “Chrome OS login manager.” Essentially, this login manager will function as a single sign-on (SSO) cookie which will simultaneously…
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If the Open Stack Is Mere Plumbing: The Plumbing Of What?
People don’t buy plumbing, they buy a nice house that happens to include plumbing (otherwise it wouldn’t be a nice house). So if OpenID and all the other members of the “Open Stack” are mere plumbing, as I have come to believe, they are the plumbing of what? What is the equivalent of the house…
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Internet Identity Workshop November 3-5, 2009
This time, they moved the second IIW of the year forward to November. As usually, it will probably be worth it. I’m registered. Time: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at 9:00 AM – Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 5:00 PM Location: Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA