vecosys.com — A clever third party developer integrates OpenID using Yahoo's API. Will the ability to use Yahoo IDs level the playing field for startups by eliminating the need for registration? Or will Yahoo squash this effort and put it on hold?
Jan 29, 2007 View in Crawl 4
growlzorJan 29, 2007
Doesn't Facebook do something like this also?
vramdalJan 29, 2007
You! forgot! the! exclamation! mark!
funkytacoJan 29, 2007
Thanks, swillison. Any source code? I'd like to use this on <a class="user" href="http://www.AvidBeauty.com">http://www.AvidBeauty.com</a>
crossedbearingsFeb 2, 2007
You obviously have no idea how OpenID works. Read the spec. The spec specifies that the check_setup message requires an HMAC (an implementation of a message authentication code, for those not up with basic crypto identities) to be included in a browser redirect between the requesting site ('Consumer') and the identity provider (IdP, in this case Yahoo). The HMAC requires a symmetric key known only to the legitimate requesting site ('Consumer') and the identity provider - so it doesn't make it possible for a site to phish unless they have compromised the symmetric key used in the MAC codes between the two.Classic case of RTFM. Dug down.
atomic1fireFeb 5, 2007
the title isnt accuratesomeone from yahoo only acknowledges that its cool
atomic1fireFeb 8, 2007
IF your talking about wanting to use yahoo loginsthere are several methods availiblesuch as using the api on your web2.0 siteor if you run wordpress or drupal you can use plugins to do it
thuhnFeb 10, 2007
We all know that the number of OpenID enabled sites is still pretty limited. To support the growth of the community, we´ve been putting a lot of effort in gathering all available links in <a class="user" href="http://openiddirectory.com">http://openiddirectory.com</a> . Please check the available sites and submit any more you can find!