There is a new (last May or June) member of OIDF from Washington, D.C. that is planning to utilize OpenID in the academic and research communities of the professional societies that professors in all the disciplines join. I'll check with them. "Real Identity" in terms or authorship and research is a big deal, for obvious reasons, to universities, etc.
cheers, -bill ----- Original Message ---- From: Drummond Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:03:30 AM Subject: Re: [OpenID board] Fwd: OPCFED? First I've heard of them. =Drummond > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Scott Kveton > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OpenID board] Fwd: OPCFED? > > Does anybody know about this? I can't seem to find any information > about this organization. > > - Scott > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Brian Kissel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:49 AM > Subject: OPCFED? > To: Johannes Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bill Washburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Scott Kveton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Larry Drebes ([EMAIL PROTECTED])" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tore Steen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Michael Graves ([EMAIL PROTECTED])" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi Guys, > > Ever heard of this organization? > > > > http://www.opcfed.org/index.html > > > > The OpenID Provider Certification Federation (OPCFED), a > not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, uses the strength of established > membership associations to credential OpenID accounts. When you see > the OPCFED Seal, you know you are dealing with a real person with real > credentials. > > OpenID Provider Certification > > OPCFED provides two levels of certification as follows: > > GOLD - this OpenID Provider has vetted the individual who created the > account through independent background checks of the member's initial > application and provides strong encryption login to the domain > providing the OpenID account. > > SILVER - this OpenID Provider has received a verifiable payment from > the member by check or credit card that matches the member's name and > address. > > > > > > Cheers, > > Brian > > ___________ > > > > Brian Kissel > > CEO, JanRain - OpenID-enable your websites, customers, partners, and > employees > > 5331 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 375, Portland, OR 97239 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 503.866.4424 Fax: 503.296.5502 > > > > Get your FREE OpenID at myOpenID.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3462 (20080923) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > [email protected] > http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board
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