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VeriSign Launches Free OpenID Server Software

Nate Anderson writes over on ARS Technica:

Unfortunately, although we can put a man on the moon, we can't seem to develop any sort of single sign-on mechanism that will make online identity a less frightening concept.

VeriSign is the latest company to take a crack at the problem, but they are doing so in a very limited way. VeriSign's new Personal Identity Provider (PIP) attempts to capitalize on the growing support for OpenID by hosting a server of their own, but it's not a replacement solution for sign-ons at e-commerce sites and financial institutions. Instead, the goal is to start with sites that have less at stake—blogs, photo-sharing sites, and wikis.

posted by Fergie @ 5/18/2006 12:24:00 PM