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OpenID Working Groups and OpenID Connect
The openid.net mailing lists are getting a little confusing too, so I will sort things out here. The working groups currently planned are listed below and are collectively called v…
[PHP] How to Use openssl_pkcs7_sign
A quick note, since I spent nearly an hour stuck on this. For PHP OpenSSL’s openssl_pkcs7_sign, if you do it as shown in the manual’s example: openssl_pkcs7_sign(…
OpenID Artifact Binding 1.0d04
I finally started working on Artifact Binding 1.0 draft 04 last night. I wrote from 22:00-02:00, took a nap until 03:30, and then drove from Kita-Karuizawa to Tokyo (03:50-07:20).…
OpenID Is Not a Specification for Authentication
As of 2010/4/29, the Japanese edition of Wikipedia describes OpenID as follows: “OpenID is a standard for an authentication system that can be used regardless of the website, as we…
Challenges in Distributing a National ID
Some argue that, for government efficiency, Japan should simply use the Basic Resident Register Network to distribute national IDs without delay. Certainly, if they could be distri…
The Haraguchi 5 Principles and OpenID
The “Haraguchi 5 Principles on Identification Numbers” have been announced. Principle 1: The system must protect the rights of citizens The number is intended to protect citizens…
OpenID vs. OAuth
It is often said that OpenID is for authentication and OAuth is for authorization. This was originally something that people involved with OAuth in the United States started saying…
U.S. OpenID Foundation Begins 2010
Today, the U.S. OpenID Foundation held its first board meeting of 2010. The main topics today were deciding the committee structure for this term, appointing the officers for this…
openid.net SVN Repositories
A note because I keep forgetting. SVN: Use http://svn.openid.net/repos/specifications for checkout. Incidentally, there are currently repositories on GitHub and Bitbucket as well.…
Amazon Uses OpenID Internally?!
Apparently, Amazon seems to be using OpenID internally. http://bit.ly/6NE1p http://bit.ly/7kirD Go and take a look. The URL parameters are set to OpenID. (Source: http://twi…