Brion Vibber <brion@...> writes:
evan@... wrote:
Why not use OpenID FOR the Wikimedia single-login?
It doesn't solve our specified requirement (single Wikimedia-wide namespace so a single username works on all 600+ Wikimedia wikis transparently, no muss no fuss).
Brion,
Hi. I'm an engineer at JanRain, Inc. We have been developing Internet identity systems for a while now. We specialize in OpenID.
I think that OpenID can meet your stated requirement. Is there a list somewhere of the other requirements for your authentication solution? I think that regardless of your requirements, there is an existing technology out there that can meet them. We are willing to do a lot of engineering to help wikimedia use an existing technology.
It seems to me that a wikimedia.org OpenID server would provide the namespace that you are looing for. It would also provide your users with an Internet-wide identifier at the same time.
Josh