Re: [Demexp-dev] OpenID : a distributed authentification framework

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On 10/12/06, David MENTRE <address@hidden> wrote:

For information, there is an article describing OpenID on LWN:
  https://lwn.net/Articles/202860/
In the comments, there is even some words about Drupal.

Apparently, this is a distributed authentification framework.

From the wikipedia article[1]:

Unlike most single sign-on architectures, OpenID does not specify the authentication mechanism. Therefore, the strength of an OpenID login depends on how much a relying party knows about the authentication policies of the i-broker. Without such knowledge, OpenID is not meant to be used on sensitive accounts (banking, e-commerce transactions, etc.), but if an identity provider/i-broker uses Strong authentication, OpenID can be used for all types of transactions.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenID