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OpenID
Rod Begbie
http://groovymother.com/
BarCampBoston2
March 2007

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The Problem
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The Problem

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The Problem
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The Problem

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The Problem

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Single Sign On?

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Would you trust this man
with your identity?

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The Answer?

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Decentralized Single Sign-On

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Your URL is your identity

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Your URL is your identity
livejournal.com / vox.com / WordPress.com
AOL / AOL Instant Messenger
Verisign Personal Identity Provider
MyOpenID.com, ClaimID.com
And soon... Digg
Oh, and Microsoft Windows

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Demo

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What’s going on?

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So can I use any old URL?

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So can I use any old URL?

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More Demos!

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Why should you use OpenID?
Fewer passwords
Less form-filling
Global identity

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Why should you support
OpenID?
Happier users
More users
No passwords
More sharing

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Further Reading
For specs:
http://openid.net/
For libraries:
http://www.openidenabled.com/
For inspiration:
http://simonwillison.net/tags/openid/

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Questions?