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\nOpenID is starting to get traction. Athought the UI still needs to be improved, I hope it takes off.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe second most interesting announcement out of PDC this morning is that Windows Live ID is becoming an OpenID Provider<\/a>. The information below explains how to try it out and give feedback to the team responsible. <\/p>\n
\nTry It Now. Tell Us What You Think<\/em><\/b> <\/h4>\n
We want you to try the Windows Live ID OpenID Provider CTP release, let us know your feedback, and tell us about any problems you find.<\/em> <\/p>\n
To prepare:<\/em> <\/p>\n
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- G<\/em>o to https:\/\/login.live-int.com<\/a> and use the sign-up button to set up a Windows Live ID test account in the INT environment<\/em>. <\/em>\n
- Go to <\/em>https:\/\/login.live-int.com\/beta\/ManageOpenID.srf<\/em><\/a> to set up your OpenID test alias. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Then:<\/em> <\/p>\n
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- Users – <\/b>At any Web site that supports OpenID 2.0, type openid.live-INT.com<\/b> in the OpenID login box to sign in to that site by means of your Windows Live ID OpenID alias. <\/em>\n
- Library developers <\/b>– Test your libraries against the Windows Live ID OP endpoint and let us know of any problems you find. <\/em>\n
- Web site owners <\/b>– Test signing in to your site by using a Windows Live ID OpenID alias and let us know of any problems you find. <\/em>\n
- You can send us feedback at: <\/em>\n
- E-mail<\/b> – <\/em>openidfb@microsoft.com<\/em><\/a> <\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n
This is awesome news. I’ve been interested in Windows Live supporting OpenID for a while and I’m glad to see that we’ve taken the plunge. Please try it out and send the team your feedback. <\/p>\n
I’ve tried it out already and sent some initial feedback. In general, my feedback was on applying the lessons from the Yahoo! OpenID Usability Study<\/a> since it looks like our implementation has some of the same usability issues that inspired Jeff Atwood’s rants<\/a> about Yahoo’s OpenID implementation. Since it is still a Community Technology Preview, I’m sure the user experience will improve as feedback trickles in. <\/p>\n