HTTP:: Yahoo Introduces Support for the OpenID OAuth Hybrid Protocol
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Standardized login protocols are finally becoming a real option and are finally beginning to do what they were designed to: make life easier for users. Two formats are currently battling it out, each with its own advantages, an open standard, as the name itself implies, OpenID, and a proprietary one, Facebook Connect. OpenID has scored some pretty big victories lately and most important players, including Facebook, support it. Yahoo has had it implemented for a while now, but it took it to another level with support for the OpenID OAuth Hybrid Protocol. “We're happy to announce support for the OpenID OAuth Hybrid Protocol, which combines OpenID authentication (sign in) with OAuth authorization (access control) in a single interface. The Hybrid Protocol makes it easy for the hundreds of millions of Yahoo! users to sign into websites with a Yahoo! account, and to enable two-way data sharing of their Profile, Contacts, and Updates, without having to register a new site-spe!
cific account or share their Yahoo! password,†Allen Tom, Yahoo membership architect, wrote. With the new features, Yahoo users will find it easier to employ OpenID and they will also allow them to discover new sites and services easier without having to register every time. With OAuth, users can also share an...
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