[Tickets #6571] Re: OpenID Login

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/6571
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  Ticket             | 6571
  Updated By         | flanker at gmail.com
  Summary            | OpenID Login
  Queue              | Horde Framework Packages
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | Rejected
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
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flanker at gmail.com (2011-02-02 20:49) wrote:

Well my mail set up has changed and (unfortunately) I'm no longer on  
Horde.  I'm ashamed to admit I actually don't remember what prompted  
me to request this feature, so if I was the only requester, it's  
probably safe to drop this for now.

That said, I'm not sure I agree with most of the points in the most  
recently linked article.  This bug report may not be the best place  
for a rebuttal, but here goes:

1. The argument that OpenID solves a non-existent problem is poorly  
made, especially in the context of email.  Half of the proposed  
workarounds are essentially: don't use the site if you don't feel like  
registering.  The other half are: spend 5 minutes registering and use  
some 3rd mechanism to remember your login.

2. The irony-of-OpenID argument is tired. Yes, you need one additional  
registration to save potentially dozens of future registrations. Yes.  
you can make it sound ridiculous if you entirely neglect the second  
half of that statement, as many people have done since day 1.

3. Really the only valid criticism is that using a URL as an ID is  
confusing to end users.  This is an education/familiarity issue.  Any  
*developer* unable to grasp the OpenID credential exchange should not  
be handling my data.  :)  And I doubt Horde ever wants to implement a  
Facebook-dependent solution or cave to the argument that "no one  
really cares about security anyways."

So to summarize, I don't need a third-party login feature any more,  
but if Horde were to implement such a thing, I still think OpenID is  
the way to go. :)