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Windows Live Adds Support For OpenID. I hope they include the option to log in to the provider using CardSpace, to address phishing.

# 27th October 2008, 9:34 pm / cardspace, live, microsoft, openid, phishing, techcrunch

The point of “Open” in OpenID

TechCrunch report that Microsoft are accepting OpenID for their new HealthVault site, but with a catch: you can only use OpenIDs from two providers: Trustbearer (who offer two-factor authentication using a hardware token) and Verisign. "Whatever happened to the Open in OpenID?", asks TechCrunch’s Jason Kincaid.

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8:12 am / 24th June 2008 / dumbnetworks, healthvault, microsoft, open, openid, security, techcrunch, trustbearer, verisign

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