I myself am eager to see this implemented - it will put us in first place with accepting what is to be the preferred authentication method for internet authentication in the near and mid term future.<br><br>Cheers<br>James<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 6:07 PM, James Hughes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jamesh@bluewallgroup.com">jamesh@bluewallgroup.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">Charles Krinke wrote:<br>
> We have a patch to add an additional handler for openid into our login<br>
> stream handlers, an openid.cs file and a .dll to support the<br>
> beginnings of openid.<br>
><br>
> As I understand it, this is an optional login method, and as I also<br>
> understand it, openid is quite common these days. It looks like our<br>
> various gmail accounts are already openid's.<br>
><br>
> So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of adding some openid<br>
> support into OpenSim.<br>
><br>
> Charles<br>
<br>
</div></div>More than a convenient login method for a grid, it is probably a first<br>
step in having a globally acceptable authentication system for use with<br>
HyperGrid and some of the subsystems that will be distributed over time.<br>
<br>
<j> BlueWall<br>
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