[Opensim-dev] User Authentication

[Diva Canto]

The OpenID service was introduced back in early January if I'm not 
mistaken, a patch from JHurliman. It runs on all User Servers out there 
that are updated, not just osgrid and ucigrid. If you have a UGAIM, you 
have this. Try it.

Dirk Krause wrote:
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> I indeed didn't know that, thanks a bunch for pointing it out. Like 
> Mark I also would be interested on how this was achieved?
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> -- Dirk/Bart
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> PS: Since it seems that the whole proposed OpenID strategy will only 
> work for Charles, I better order a t-shirt with 'I AM CHARLES KRINKE' 
> printed on it.
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> *Von:* opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de 
> [mailto:opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de] *Im Auftrag von *Diva Canto
> *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 24. Februar 2009 02:06
> *An:* opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> *Betreff:* Re: [Opensim-dev] User Authentication
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> Mark Malewski wrote:
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> Just to clarify...
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> /*> Grids could provide openIDs in the form of 
> "*//*openid.osgrid.org/users/screenname*/ 
> <http://openid.osgrid.net/screenname>/*"*/
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> With all grids being independent of one another, or in the example 
> given by John, maybe use an "openid.osgrid.org/users/screenname 
> <http://openid.osgrid.org/users/screenname>"
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> http://openid.osgrid.org/users/Charles_Krinke
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> For those of you who don't know, this already exists. Click this:
> http://osgrid.org:8002/users/charles_krinke
> or this:
> http://ucigrid00.nacs.uci.edu:8002/users/crista_lopes
>
>
> Again, in this example Charles happens to have his identity at OSGrid, 
> but that's not a requirement of the exchange. It could just as easily 
> been an identity from another grid.
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> This way various grids could all run "openID" servers, and trust 
> agreements would need to be established between the various grids.
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> I'm not going to act on anything that suggests "trust agreements 
> between various grids." That's an AWG concept that I very much 
> disagree with, and want no part in. I have no problem with companies 
> cutting corners on security in order to be able to exchange agents on 
> a lawyer-backed up trust basis. But that's not what I'm doing here, 
> and that's not what a lot of people want OpenSim to be.
>
> The goal is to be able to go from my home standalone to *any* sim out 
> there that I know nothing about, and still be sure that nothing bad 
> will happen to my belongings. Anything less than this is not 
> acceptable as a goal, for me.
>
> Crista
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