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'Open MS Passport': MyUID Goes Beta

Posted by timothy on from the free-alternatives dept.

mastergoon writes "MyUID, which has been refered to as an "open MS Passport", has opened their doors to public beta testing. MyUID is a user database system, with the purpose of allowing virtually anyone to refer to its records using only HTTP or HTTPS. Many companies have unified login systems, like Yahoo! and Microsoft, but unlike MyUID, these databases cannot be put to use by any site. As of now there is an alpha release PHP4 connectivity API, which while not feature rich is in full working order. APIs should be available in your favourite language soon. You can view this example of a site remotely connecting to MyUID using the alpha API, and give a go at spoofing a login. They want the security of the login methods tested extensively before going production."

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  1. Wow. by Arial+Sharon,+10pt. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe one day this could be almost as successful as MS Passport.

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  2. FAQ (karma whoring) by XanC · · Score: 5, Funny
    Here's the complete FAQ from the website:

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

    Q: When will the first API be done?
    A: The alpha is out, check the download page.

    Q: Can penguins fly?
    A: No.

  3. Maybe, but... by XanC · · Score: 5, Funny
    He has a gmail account! He must be doing something right.

    </sarcasm>

  4. Re:Are we sure this is for real? by mog007 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are you crazy? It's not useless!

    Not everyone has played enough Tux Racer to know that penguins can't fly.

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  5. Re:Flying solo? by mrpuffypants · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bah! This guys actually beat out a user named "Bill6969" that announced his new service called 'Passport'

    He really didn't seem to care about standards, either, so he created his own standards ;)

  6. Kinda Scary by novalogic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Think of the spam potential with this... I don't see why Gator hasn't tried this.

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  7. MyIUD by jessemckinney · · Score: 2, Funny

    For a second I thought this about someone's IUD. I know that this is slashdot and that anything goes, but that is just too personal if you ask me.

    1. Re:MyIUD by prockcore · · Score: 2, Funny

      For a second I thought this about someone's IUD.

      Close enough. No one should trust either one.

  8. Re:Wrong idea? by fyngyrz · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...why do you think that your SSN in the US is used so widely?

    ...because our legislators lied to us? Again?

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  9. Re:The "My" prefix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh great, yet another thing with the "My" prefix. It has to be my #1 pet peeve in all of computing.

    Wouldn't that be MyPetPeeve?

    MyApologies.

  10. Re:Flying solo? by mwood · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Specifications"? Where *have* you been. "Code first, design later (or never), and sneer at anyone who asks for documentation" is the new paradigm.