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- OpenID 2.0 and Yahoo: The security angle
- OpenID 2.0 and Yahoo: The security angleAlways use a different password for each member registrationThis is something that security officials commonly state, it seems to be a wise guide line and the adoption of this technology may make the ability to follow this guideline nonexistent. Is this good? On the...
- Tags: OpenID 2.0, security, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- Yahoo puts its heft behind OpenID 2.0
- Yahoo puts its heft behind OpenID 2.0Don't they get it???We (or at least I...) don't *want* SSO for the web!!! This means someone gets my one ID, they get to *all* my accounts for all sites I use. Thanks, but no thanks! I use a separate password...
- Tags: Unlike Microsoft, Big Question, Microsoft Corp., OpenID 2.0, Yahoo! Inc., identity
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- OpenID 2.0 and Yahoo: The security angle
- Yahoo is supporting OpenID 2.0 and could triple the number of accounts in the single sign-on framework. I posted the details on Between the Lines and Techmeme has more, but after some initial enthusiasm I started thinking out loud about security. Yahoo noted that...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Hacker, OpenID 2.0, Authentication/Encryption, Corporate Governance, Hacking, Internet, Channel Management, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- OpenID 2.0 specification released
- The OpenID 2.0 specification was finalized at IIW this week. OpenID 2.0 comprises two separate specifications: OpenID Authentication 2.0 and OpenID Attribute Exchange 1.0. Getting 2.0 out the door has been a long process, but the additions will be a real boost to OpenID's usefulness. ...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Use Case, Blog, Specification, Wordpress, User, News, OpenID 2.0, OpenID 1.0, Relying Party, Blogging, Internet, Phil Windley
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
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- Could some uses of OpenID create a large privacy issue?
- Could some uses of OpenID create a large privacy issue?I don't think so. Every OpenID is also a URL that means the use of OpenID naturally requires the services of VeriSign’s DNS.Just because DNS is used to resolve a part of the URL (the openid.org part for example) doesn't mean...
- Tags: Domain names, OpenID
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Could some uses of OpenID create a large privacy issue?
- I just finished a news story about VeriSign's (NASDAQ: VRSN) secure OpenID services chosen by Microsoft for HealthVault users. The story discusses VeriSign's DNS services and its OpenID services and asks if this is a problem or a feature. Is this a possible privacy issue or could the two technologies...
- Tags: DNS, VeriSign Inc., Privacy, Domain Name, OpenID, Domain Names, Security, Networking, Internet, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Google bets future on improving Client, Connectivity, and Cloud
- On Wednesday morning, Vick Gundotra, Engineering VP at Google opened the Google I/O developer's conference in San Francisco. I jotted down a few (ok, a lot of) notes for this and other sessions that I'd like to share with you. This is not quite a transcript, but rather a paraphrasing...
- Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Web, Google Gears, Mobile, Google OpenSocial, Web Browser, Google Web Toolkit, Connectivity, Client, App Engine, AJAX, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Marketing, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- Guest post: Introducing the Open Data Definition
- This is a guest post by Ben Werdmuller who is the CTO of Curverider and one of the leads behind the Elgg open source social application engine. The Open Data Definition is a new format for the import and export of data from within social applications....
- Tags: Software, Format, Data, Open Data Definition, Data Portability, Service Closure, Chances, Semantic Web Community, RDF Parser, RDF, Semantic Web, XML, RSS, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- News to know: Apple; Fixing Vista; Earth Day; Web 2.0 Expo
- Notable headlines: Tom Foremski: Open letter to Steve Jobs: Apple should have a first adopter network program and give discounts to loyal customers Jason O'Grady: Something killed my MacBook Pro David Morgenstern: Are there enough suckers in the world to make...
- Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Google App Engine creation process live on Twitter
- I'm watching Dion Hinchcliffe and a small group of other observers and developers create a Google App Engine GAE application live via Twitter. We're on the cutting edge of using social media and near-real time collaboration tools free to learn and use GAE for free, and then...
- Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Twitter, App, Google Accounts, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-12
- Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0
- Last week I spent two days on campus in Redmond with about 40 of my industry colleagues at the Microsoft Technology Summit, an annual invite-only event where Microsoft selects a swath of people from all over the world -- key technology influencers -- to learn about what the company is...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- More battle lines are drawn: Yahoo backs Google's OpenSocial
- More battle lines are drawn: Yahoo backs Google's OpenSocialNice to see all of the open moves by Yahoo. They seem to have decided thatbeing more open is the only thing that can save them from Microsoft. Time will tell if it works or not . . . .Are you kidding?Microsoft...
- Tags: Benefits, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Yahoo! Inc., Google OpenSocial
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- Non-profit OpenSocial Foundation formed as Yahoo jumps onboard
- Yahoo today announced their support for OpenSocial, the Google-led standard for developing applications that work across supporting social networks (e.g. OpenGadget). Except, technically at least, OpenSocial isn't the sole property of Google anymore, following the formation of the non-profit OpenSocial Foundation, whose custodiands MySpace, Google and Yahoo...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Google OpenSocial, Social Networking, Intellectual Property, Business Structures, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Research & Development, Business Operations, Finance, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Standards support for mashups emerge
- The announcement earlier this week that IBM has put together an open approach for making user data secure inside of Web mashups, known as SMash, was the most recent step in an unfolding story about the way the industry is trying to bring structure and order to the rapidly growing...
- Tags: Standards, Mashup, DataPortability.org, OpenSAM, OpenSAM Vision, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- News to know: Vista SP1 performance; Patch day preview; Google
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Vista SP1 - The promised performance gains are there Vista SP1--Day 1 Windows Vista Service Pack 1 screenshot gallery George Ou: Death encounters with Vista SP1 RTM Larry Dignan:...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-02-08
- Microsoft and Google join OpenID, but where's Cisco?
- Microsoft and Google join OpenID, but where's Cisco?Translation..."Less attractive is allowing users from other sites to log into your services...."Translated: it's a security risk. From the business' standpoint, they want to own the user. But also...they would have to trust the credentials coming in from an external issuer,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenID, security, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Microsoft and Google join OpenID, but where's Cisco?
- TechMeme is reporting that Microsoft, Google, Verisign, and IBM have all joined the OpenID board. Yahoo and Google are involved or getting involved with OpenID. But that's not enough. As Michael Arlington at Techcrunch points out: But it's not clear that any of them are...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., TechMeme, OpenID, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- Google, IBM, Microsoft and VeriSign join Yahoo on OpenID
- Google, IBM, Microsoft and VeriSign join Yahoo on OpenIDWhere's Amazon?Great news, but where is Amazon Web Services on OpenID? They need to bring out a service to their 300,000 strong developer community ASAP. More on my blog:http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/where-is-amazon-on-openid/Best,BWSingle point of failure...I don't want it...Thanks, but no thanks! I'll...
- Tags: Blogging, SECURITY, OpenID, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., VeriSign Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Google, IBM, Microsoft and VeriSign join Yahoo on OpenID
- The OpenID Foundation on Thursday said that Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined its board. The additions--Yahoo joined OpenID last month and made its accounts compatible--are a big boost to the single sign-on initiative. While these newcomers are a nice addition to the board it's...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., VeriSign Inc., Newcomer, Microsoft Corp., Single Sign-on, IBM Corp., Corporate Governance, Authentication/Encryption, Internet, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
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