>> However, I disagree that this is the idea. Instead, the idea is >> to have an open protocol, to allow for competition between providers. > >>From http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html: > > "OpenID is decentralized. No central authority must approve or register > Relying Parties or OpenID Providers. An end user can freely choose which > OpenID Provider to use, and can preserve their Identifier if they switch > OpenID Providers." > > Sounds pretty clear to me.
To me as well. There is no need for a central authority to approve providers - but for me, as a relying party, I certainly have the freedom to rely on some providers, but not on others (not being a central authority myself, in the OpenID world). Unfortunately, the OpenID publicity always focuses on the freedom of end users, but not on the freedom of relying parties. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Catalog-SIG mailing list Catalog-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/catalog-sig
