Is OpenID a flawed concept?
I'm not asking about specific implementations, I'm not asking about the global world view of cross site single sign on mechanisms, I just want to know what the community thinks about the underlying usability of OpenID. Do you think using a URL issued by a (to the non-technical observer) random assortment of providers in place of an actual user name is something that people are going to prefer? If not, does anyone have a better mechanism? If there's enough interest, I'll follow up with a more general SSO question.
Is OpenID a flawed concept?
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I'm not asking about specific implementations, I'm not asking about the global world view of cross site single sign on mechanisms, I just want to know what the community thinks about the underlying usability of OpenID. Do you think using a URL issued by a (to the non-technical observer) random assortment of providers in place of an actual user name is something that people are going to prefer? If not, does anyone have a better mechanism? If there's enough interest, I'll follow up with a more general SSO question.