What's New in OpenID 2.0?
OpenID 2.0 was finally release yesterday. I've put a piece up at Between the Lines on what's new in OpenID 2.0. There's some important capabilities that will move this forward in a big way.
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Understanding OpenID
Here's a screencast that Dan Lullich sent me showing how OpenID works using a whiteboard cartoon. Very clever! Dan was also my guest on the Technometria podcast this week. We talked about reputation--go figure.
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Reputation at IIW2007B
Doc juggles(click to enlarge) I just posted a summary piece from Tuesday at IIW2007B at Between the Lines: Reputation taking center stage. I also have pictures. Look for more IIW coverage with the iiw2007b tag.
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Placing the User at the Center of Identity
Coincidentally, a feature I did for InfoWorld on user-centric identity appeared today. Here's what I contributed: Federating identity for the WebUser-centric innovations CardSpace and OpenID may finally bring the promise of federation within reach Understanding OpenID and CardSpaceOpenID and CardSpace are at the forefront of user-centric identity. Here's how they work Podcast: An identity layer for the WebMicrosoft's Kim Cameron speaks to the advantages of placing the user at the center of enterprise identity systems Podcast: User-centric identity in the enterpriseBurton Group's Mike Neuenschwander discusses the state of federated identity, delving deep into the business proposition user-centric identity presents
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IIW2007B Kicks Off
IIW2007B is underway. I flew to San Jose with two of my grad students, Bryant Cutler and Devlin Daley this morning. We went to Costco to buy food for snacks and showed up at the Computer History Museum about noon. The first day of IIW continues to evolve. Kaliya and her design team set out an agenda this time that included a set of parallel tracks to start off. The parallel tracks allowed us to run a real "intro" track for new comers alongside some working groups sessions. I was in charge of the intro track. Paul Madsen started
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PayPal Really Makes Me Mad!
I got an email from PayPal today: We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. We have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features in case your account has been accessed by an unauthorized third party. We understand that having limited access can be an inconvenience, but protecting your account is our primary concern. Well, it wasn't a third person, it was me. I used PayPal to collect registration fees for IIW (happening next week). All the money we have to pay vendors, etc. is in that account and I can't get to
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