[OpenID] Opt out of Yahoo OpenID?

[Dick Hardt]

On 18-Jan-08, at 4:28 PM, sknvn-openid at yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi Simon,
>
> No. The auto generated URL will remain the same (for all RPs) for   
> a user.
> We are using the "directed identity" feature to make it easier for  
> a user to sign in. The user only has to type in "yahoo.com" or  
> click on a button  that RP adds to his/her site and we'll send the  
> right url identifier back after authentication.

If it is the same URL for all users, then it is not directed  
identity. What you have done is generated a "random" URL for them to  
use so that the Yahoo OpenID is not linked to their Yahoo account  
(unlike the AOL OpenIDs).

Directed identity is what Sxipper does where a different URL is  
provided for each RP. Cardspace follows a similar pattern with the  
self managed cards.

This does not need to be added to the specification as it was  
anticipated and the management is out of band of the protocol.

-- Dick


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