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Passport vs. Plan 9

Posted by michael on from the deus-ex-xml dept.

netphilter writes "LinuxWorld is carrying an article about how Apache and Plan 9 are going to defeat Microsoft's Passport. I hate Passport's integration with XP (although that might be because I hate XP). An Open Source single-sign on would be a real blessing. Will we ever get a good single sign-on solution?"

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  1. Great, more duplication of project names.. by nurb432 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ever hear of Plan9 OS? the idea sounds good though, on the surface anyway..

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  2. This is a biased opinion... by j_kenpo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The concept of a single sign-on, no matter who makes it, is a bad one. All it would take to steal your identity and all complent sites is to get your info off one. This is more of a security issue than a "who makes it" issue. Do we trust Microsoft... a billion+ dollar company, or do we trust a bunch of free software enthusiests and company who are contributing to a project that they arent making any money off of it? Not to ruffle any feathers here, but I dont think Im going to trust the disgruntled developers who arent getting paid. This article is just a blantent attempt to say "I dont like it because its Microsoft".

  3. Re:Do we really need a single sign in? by xanadu-xtroot.com · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Maybe an itty bitty serial hardware device

    Ummm...

    This already exists.

    Next?

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