Comments on: OAuth-OpenID: You’re Barking Up the Wrong Tree if you Think They’re the Same Thing http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing Mahemoff's Podcast/Blog - Web, Programming, Usability from the Author of 'Ajax Design Patterns' (AjaxPatterns.org) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:36:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Evan R. Murphy http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-468073 Evan R. Murphy Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:04:15 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-468073 <p>Thanks for the clear explanation.</p> Thanks for the clear explanation.

]]> By: Google as an OpenID provider – Shizzle http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-461542 Google as an OpenID provider – Shizzle Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:45 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-461542 <p>[...] Why is Google doing this, you may ask? They are usually very good about these things and usually support an open standard (like they have done with XMPP, which they use for Google Chat.) My suspicion is that they want to plug their own OAuth instead, which is a similar protocol, but they effectively solve different problems. [...]</p> [...] Why is Google doing this, you may ask? They are usually very good about these things and usually support an open standard (like they have done with XMPP, which they use for Google Chat.) My suspicion is that they want to plug their own OAuth instead, which is a similar protocol, but they effectively solve different problems. [...]

]]> By: mahemoff http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-450982 mahemoff Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:56:47 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-450982 <p>Johnny, at a glance, I'd say no, but I suggest asking on StackOverflow.</p> Johnny, at a glance, I’d say no, but I suggest asking on StackOverflow.

]]> By: Johnny http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-450978 Johnny Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:21:37 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-450978 <p>in the above example the sites are all hosted on the same instance of apache if that helps. thanks</p> in the above example the sites are all hosted on the same instance of apache if that helps. thanks

]]> By: Johnny http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-450977 Johnny Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:19:07 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-450977 <p>Can OpenId + oAuth be used for Single Signon to Multiple sites ate once that are not using subdomains lets say there are 3 sites</p> <p>www.mylogindomain.com www.mysiite1no-subdomain.com www.mysite2-no-sub-domain.com</p> <p>if the user logs in using a login widget on any one of these sites i want to log them into all of the above domans andthey should remain active for the typical session of programmed timeout period of inactivity. Which of these tools is best for that?</p> Can OpenId + oAuth be used for Single Signon to Multiple sites ate once that are not using subdomains lets say there are 3 sites

http://www.mylogindomain.com
http://www.mysiite1no-subdomain.com
http://www.mysite2-no-sub-domain.com

if the user logs in using a login widget on any one of these sites i want to log them into all of the above domans andthey should remain active for the typical session of programmed timeout period of inactivity. Which of these tools is best for that?

]]> By: Mike http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-438141 Mike Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-438141 <p>Simply put, OpenID is for authentication across sites; while OAuth is for authorization one site to the other. When access one site by OAuth, the authentication is combined with authorization.</p> Simply put, OpenID is for authentication across sites; while OAuth is for authorization one site to the other. When access one site by OAuth, the authentication is combined with authorization.

]]> By: Pete Hodgson http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-433374 Pete Hodgson Sat, 23 May 2009 06:41:17 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-433374 <p>A great, clear explanation. Thanks.</p> A great, clear explanation. Thanks.

]]> By: Joel Cuevas http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-432160 Joel Cuevas Wed, 13 May 2009 19:32:06 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-432160 <p>Now I can see the light! Great post :)</p> Now I can see the light! Great post :)

]]> By: David King http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-427417 David King Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:27:37 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-427417 <p>Thanks Mahemoff, that's of great help to me! Mind, I'm still having trouble writing a simple OAuth server in PHP...</p> <p>This is a convoluted area with many words being ambiguous! Register? A new user? A new session? Login? Which way?</p> <p>Hopefully I'll get there soon enough!</p> Thanks Mahemoff, that’s of great help to me! Mind, I’m still having trouble writing a simple OAuth server in PHP…

This is a convoluted area with many words being ambiguous! Register? A new user? A new session? Login? Which way?

Hopefully I’ll get there soon enough!

]]> By: Gudmundur Thorisson http://softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing/comment-page-1#comment-422605 Gudmundur Thorisson Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:01:40 +0000 http://www.softwareas.com/oauth-openid-youre-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-if-you-think-theyre-the-same-thing#comment-422605 <p>Great explanation, thanks. I've put a link to this entry on a page on our new website where I attempt to explain OpenID/OAuth in the context of researcher activity on the Internet. Please have a look, I'd appreciate suggestions for improvements!:</p> <p>http://www.gen2phen.org/researcher-identification/researcher-identification-primer/tying-it-all-together</p> Great explanation, thanks. I’ve put a link to this entry on a page on our new website where I attempt to explain OpenID/OAuth in the context of researcher activity on the Internet. Please have a look, I’d appreciate suggestions for improvements!:

http://www.gen2phen.org/researcher-identification/researcher-identification-primer/tying-it-all-together

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