open id

1. The good, the bad and the ugly Robin Hastings Info Tech Manager Missouri River Regional Library Social Software Showcase ALA 2008

2. What Is OpenID?

Shared identity service

Log into many websites (not related) with single digital identity

Use OpenID identity provider instead of multiple user/pass combinations

ID providers include AOL, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Verisign and more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openid 3. What Is OpenID?

Personal Use

Simplify sign-ins

Free & moveable

Business Use

Outsource password & account management

Easier logins, more visitors

Geek Use

Open, decentralized & free

Uses existing tech

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/755378645/ http://openid.net/what 4. The Good

Single Sign-On

Lots of providers lots of choices

Easy signup

Works at lots of sites

Open standard not owned by any one entity

Providers can be feature-rich!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/22109450/ 5. The Bad

Security Issues

Privacy/Tracking Issues

Not a trusted system

Usability Issues

Adoption problems

Single Point of Failure Issues

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2192953256/ 6. The Ugly

Usability Issues

Explanations (where they exist) arent simple/non-technical yet

Without using the registration extension, requires profile duplication

Privacy Issues

Tracking

Hacking

Reuse/Recycling of user names could cause privacy breaches

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2491827977/ 7. Identification 2.0

Multiple social sites means LOTS of user/pass combinations

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/32953845/ 8. My Implementation

webgoddess.myopenid.com or openid.rhastings.net/webgoddess

Uses registration extension sends info I choose to social sites to start my profile info

Used at wetpaint.com, firstpagr.com and a few other sites

9. Your Implementation

Get an OpenID (or use one you already have) -http://openid.net/get/

Log into an OpenID enabled site

https://www.myopenid.com/directory

http://openiddirectory.com/

Profit!

10. This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial2.5 License .Credits:Photo on title slide:http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/68034527/ OpenID Logo on title slide:http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/1305693334/