Michael Koby

When it comes to online identification there are a lot of ways to identify one’s self. The most popular method used to identify yourself on the internet is through the use of a username with password combination. This method has been tested and is time honored. When Microsoft released it’s Passport (now Windows Live ID) concept they utilized the email address with a password combination which is just a small change to the user name idea. The idea behind the Windows Live ID concept was to have one password for multiple sites. This would allow a user to come up with one really secure password and use that one password on several sites. Of course, this particular ID only worked on Microsoft owned sites such as MSN, Hotmail, or even MSN Messanger. The idea of a single login is a popular one. But how to do you gain customer trust when a single login can be utilized to access anything a user connects to. One popular idea is to open source the method, the theory being that if people can see the source code behind something there is less chance for someone to take advantage of the technology for questionable purposes. This is where OpenID comes in.

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