Twitter already partnered with Google's FriendConnect ... Thanks- - Andy Badera - [email protected] - (518) 641-1280 - Google me: http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew+badera
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Twitblogs <[email protected]> wrote: > > When twitter finally supports oauth what user autentication system > will they use? With our application we will remove the need for > username/password but that means users will need to still login to our > service for authentication. > > Of course we could use Google Friend Connect or JanRain's RPXonline to > authenticate users but then we would have to map this user account to > the users twitter account via oauth. But it seems a missed opportunity > to me. > > www.twitter.com/username is a RESTful address that could be an openid > endpoint. The profile could support SREG. Twitter connect could be a > third party authentication service for 3rd party twitter developer > apps. > > The two are not linked oauth on its own will be great but openid > (twitter connect) and oauth would be better. > > What do you think? >
