I agree that we want one unified extension for each supported browser. Multiple extensions create confusion for users and the extensions often conflict with each other. I would be in favor of participating in the development of the IDIB extension so that it could support both OpenID and the myriad of information card selectors that are available. The intellectual property associated with the Higgins, DigitalMe, and OpenInfoCard extensions does not really provide a competitive advantage to our projects or respective companies. It would be in our best interests to turn development and maintenance over to the "greater" identity community.
>>> Paul Trevithick <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 08/08/08 8:47 AM >>>
Scott Kveton just wrote this post to the OpenID general list: ( http://openid.net/pipermail/general/2008-August/005312.html)
This has relevance to Higgins. I don’t think the user wants to install one set of browser extensions to get i-card support and another to get OpenID support. Users want a solution that works regardless of underlying protocol, etc. So I think we have to figure out how these pieces fit together. See how we relate to this project. Figure out the IPR, etc.
Thoughts?
-Paul
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The Identity in the Browser (IDIB for short) project has launched over on Google Code today:
http://idib.googlecode.com
The goal of this project is to produce an open source extension to Firefox that helps with usability problems and addresses several security vulnerabilities around OpenID. Ideally this is the start of making sense of what identity in the browser would look like. In the future, this could be the basis for integrated support in all modern browsers if the project goes well.
A couple of key points:
* This is still very rough and not meant for general users yet
* The work may lead to extensions to the OpenID protocol that may take shape in the form of specifications - more information can be found on the project page wiki:
http://code.google.com/p/idib/w/list
* The discussion about IDIB is happening on the mailing list here:
http://groups.google.com/group/idib
Hope to see you there!
- Scott
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