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i can see many library administrators being skeptical about openid... at my library we're actively looking at shibboleth. i don't know enough about either one yet to speak intelligently about them, but..doesn't shibboleth operate similarly to openid? cheers, susan Susan Teague Rector Library Information Systems Web Applications Manager VCU Libraries 804-828-0032 [log in to unmask] Jeremy Frumkin wrote: > While OpenID has potential within certain contexts, I have difficulty seeing > it being quickly adopted by libraries, universities, or other entities that > need to relate real identities to an OpenID. OpenID doesnąt do trust; it > explicitly says it is not a trust system. For libraries to adopt OpenID, > they need to somehow link OpenID to a trust system. It isnąt clear to me > that there is enough added value to libraries at this point to adopt OpenID > of course, Iąd be glad to buy someone a beer if they provide a use case to > convince me otherwise ;-) > > -- jaf > > > > On 3/22/07 8:37 PM, "Ross Singer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >> On 3/22/07, Don McMorris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>>> Ryan's message (I guess seeing "academia") made me think of Athens, >>>> which made me further think "Hey, Subscription Databases are just >>>> ITCHING for OpenID!". I mean, come on... The methods we have for >>>> database authentication aren't working well... >>>> >> Well, naturally, academia has thought of this and overengineered it to >> death: >> >> http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/ >> >> which is why it's taken 7years so far and there is still very few >> implementations. >> >> -Ross. >> >> > > > > =============================================== > Jeremy Frumkin > The Gray Chair for Innovative Library Services > 121 The Valley Library, Oregon State University > Corvallis OR 97331-4501 > > [log in to unmask] > > 541.737.9928 > 541.737.3453 (Fax) > 541.230.4483 (Cell) > =============================================== > " Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. " > - Emerson >