https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13631
--- Comment #14 from Tyler Romeo <[email protected]> 2012-09-27 15:51:32 UTC --- (In reply to comment #13) > (In reply to comment #12) > > (In reply to comment #0) > > > Too facilitate verification of a Wikimedia user for external tools > > > without the > > > need to give the password to that tool, Wikimedia should become an OpenID > > > provider. > > > (In reply to comment #6) > > > This would also greatly benefit the Toolserver. Right now, toolserver > > > tools > > > can't be personalized without some major effort, and the hassle for users > > > to > > > create an extra account. Using OpenID would also allow simple > > > implementation of > > > opt-in services, which are using nasty workarounds right now. -- ~~~~ > > > OpenID is not the proper tool for either of these. OpenID is made so that > > users > > can use their identity on one site to log in to another site. If our aim to > > allow users to let external tools access their account without a password, > > OAuth would be the thing to enable. > > [...] > > That's not what Daniel wrote. The aim is to allow external tools to verify > that a user has authority over a wiki account. Take a look at > http://toolserver.org/~magnus/tusc.php to understand what hoops users now have > to jump through. That still doesn't change my point. OAuth is the appropriate tool for external applications to verify a user's identity and then perform operations on that user's behalf. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
