Re: PerlMonks OpenID provider?

Would it be difficult to add an OpenID provider to PM?

No. It would be semi-trivial. Probably something like 50-100 lines of code + Net::OpenID::Server.

A good idea?

I think "no." It sort of locks PM into being an identity provider. That's kind of a big commitment for little, if any, gain. Mostly it would be the programming equivalent of a vanity plate. There are several good/free OpenID providers out there already. If you want to do your own from your own site, it should be pretty easy to roll (after you get your head around the protocol -- it's confusing at first). If I could choose, I'd prefer OpenID to generally reflect 1:1 ownership of domains or accounts at dedicated providers, rather than participation in social (even code based like PM) sites.

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Re^2: PerlMonks OpenID provider? by jettero (Monsignor) on Sep 17, 2008 at 20:31 UTC
I think you mean Net::OpenID::Consumer. UPDATE: oh, never mind, he's not talking about loging into pm, he's talking about loging into other sites as pm home nodes... my mistake. I'm against that. I'm for the logins. -Paul	[reply]
Re^2: PerlMonks OpenID provider? by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Sep 18, 2008 at 15:21 UTC
If I could choose, I'd prefer OpenID to generally reflect 1:1 ownership of domains or accounts at dedicated providers Except that this runs counter to one of the express goals of OpenID. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re^2: PerlMonks OpenID provider? by themage (Friar) on Sep 18, 2008 at 10:32 UTC
Hi, I tend to agree with My Mother... sorry, your Mother, when s?he says that (s)he prefer OpenID to reflect 1:1 ownership of domains or accounts at dedicated providers. So, I don't think that the time needed to turn PerlMonks into a OpenID provider would be more interesting used to make PerlMonks into a OpenID consumer, so that we could use our OpenID identifiers here. But, again, maybe there are other things that could be done before that. TheMage Magick Source Talking Web	[reply]


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