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OpenID itself is just an authentication protocol. It takes OpenID extensions to get more information about the user like their name or email address. In fact there are two popular…
The blessing and curse of open source is that the source can be easily changed. Internal types and members don’t need to be backward compatible with previous versions. This makes…
DotNetOpenAuth, previously named DotNetOpenId, is getting nearer to its major 3.0 release. With beta 2, we have a security reviewed, feature complete library for .NET use of the OAuth and…
If you’re writing an OpenID Provider, you should have a strong appreciation for the security of your customers’ identities that you will be protecting. One aspect of that protection is…
As part of the OpenID protocol a relying party often establishes shared secrets (called ‘associations’) with identity providers that are used to verify identity assertions. It occurred to me that…
The user experience of OpenID at Relying Party web sites is so important to get right. OpenID is right for your web site’s visitors – no doubt in my mind…