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Jul
10
Will OpenID be the one?
Filed Under open source, security, technology
One of the major problems with the Internet in general is the number of logins each user must have to navigate the net. Currently, I have over 50 registrations or passwords to websites that I use in one way or another. There have been many attempts in the past to have one login/password for all “identity management”.
Even giants like Microsoft have failed in this area with their Microsoft Passport system (now Microsoft Live ID). The newest contender in this race toward “one password to rule them all” OpenID. Where others have failed, OpenID may actually succeed. One reason OpenID has a fighting chance is it’s Open Source origins. Because of this, OpenID is not owned by anybody in particular. This allows anybody, including industry giants like AOL to use OpenID. Here’s hoping that OpenID (or something like it) finally takes hold.