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But the value of OpenID is that it isn't a single system. Anybody can be an OpenID provider, including me with the box sitting in my basement.
by SoftwareMaven 16y ago
But the value of OpenID is that it isn't a single system. Anybody can be an OpenID provider, including me with the box sitting in my basement.
- uptown 16y agoI believe that part of that design is what's so confusing to non-technical users. If somebody were to tell them that 'the box in your basement' could be used to verify access to their banking website, you'd completely lose them. Granted, its an implementation they'd likely never encounter, but the fact that its possible just contributes to the noise around OpenID.