“On occasion, my colleagues and I are asked whether Credentica
is working to ensure that our innovative technology for
user-centric identity management will work with OpenID. My short
answer–‘No’–is sometimes followed by the question ‘Why not?’ Let
me explain.“OpenID was designed as a lightweight solution for ‘trivial’ use
cases in identity management: its primary goal is to enable
Internet surfers to replace self-generated usernames and passwords
by a single login credential, without needing more than their
browser. Concretely, OpenID aims to enable individuals to post blog
comments and log into social networking sites without having to
remember multiple passwords…”