[OpenID] What are openids weaknesses?

Johannes Ernst jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us
Sat Sep 1 23:07:12 PDT 2007


On Sep 1, 2007, at 18:57, Peter Williams wrote:
> The basic claim in the argument is that openid is crap on the  
> grounds of
> the flow.
>
> Does it there follow as true that saml is similarly crap because of it
> offers the identical flow?

For me at least, that's not the point. The point is: what can we do  
to make it better? (without changing the low-cost economics)

If there is a better plan, let's do it.

If there isn't a better plan, all we have words and they don't help  
much.


Cheers,



Johannes.



Johannes Ernst
NetMesh Inc.


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