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I disagree with point 11. You shouldn't rely on someone else's service to be the way for users to access yours.
by LukeB_UK 12y ago
I disagree with point 11. You shouldn't rely on someone else's service to be the way for users to access yours.
- troels 12y agoIt's pretty hard not to though. You rely on your hosting provider for service and probably on a multitude of software services too. Of course you have to weigh the value of each further point of failure in your setup, but it's a tradeoff and may well be worth it.
- sp332 12y agoYeah, but I can switch hosting providers. What happens when I switch login providers?
- troels 12y agoValid point. Still - that doesn't categorically make it a bad choice. It just weighs a bit heavier on the con side. There are some positive effects of that dependency as well (User trust and convenience).
- adwn 12y agoActually, that FAQ entry itself already counters your argument: "Treat it like you would payment - you wouldn’t write a whole payment gateway like PayPal - but instead use a 3rd party." Where's the difference? By the way, you can always allow users to connect several OpenIDs to a single account – this way, worried users can provide redundancy themselves, if desired.