Monthly Archives: November 2007

OpenID concern #2: switching providers

November 27, 2007 – 10:58 pm

One thing that concerns many people about OpenID is what happens if their provider goes out of business or if they want to switch to another provider for some other reason. At Vidoop, we believe that users deserve to always be in control of their online identity, even if it means that they’d like to [...]

By Scott Blomquist | Posted in OpenID Concerns, Vidoop | Comments (2)

Crazy OpenID authentication schemes

November 27, 2007 – 10:41 pm

I love some of the kookier OpenID authentication schemes that are out there. Here’re a few examples of what I mean: http://www.jkg.in/openid/ — Does not do authentication at all. Anyone can claim any URL as their own. I call it "OpenID with null authentication". http://openid.xmpp.za.net/ — Sends a message to your Jabber (XMPP) account to [...]

By Scott Blomquist | Posted in OpenID | Comments (0)

Software Engineering talk at OSU

November 7, 2007 – 8:04 pm

I talked to Dr. M. H. Samadzadeh‘s software engineering class at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK today. I’ve posted my slides. If you heard the talk, I’m eager to hear any feedback that you may have.

By Scott Blomquist | Posted in Talks, Technology | Comments (0)