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= OpenID Integration document = | = OpenID Integration document = | ||
Note: Work in progress (this document isn't completed yet.) | |||
== Feature details == | == Feature details == | ||
=== What's OpenID? === | === What's OpenID? === | ||
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# It's an open standard | # It's an open standard | ||
# It's secure | # It's secure | ||
# For | # For companies, it's available in closed environment with a server running an OpenID service (there are many available out there) | ||
# A single Id for all | # A single Id for all websites supporting OpenID (the number is growing and growing) | ||
# It adheres to Bespin | # It adheres to Bespin's mindset: using new ideas/technologies | ||
===How does it work?=== | ===How does it work?=== | ||
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*Avoid redirection to another website by popping an overlay window with the embedded OpenID provider website | *Avoid redirection to another website by popping an overlay window with the embedded OpenID provider website | ||
* By following the OpenID best practice | * By following the OpenID best practice | ||
* See how Mozilla Weave can help in the process (by | * See how Mozilla Weave can help in the process (by following the naming convention of openID login form) | ||
* More to come ... | * More to come ... | ||
===Full switch to OpenID for Bespin?=== | ===Full switch to OpenID for Bespin?=== | ||
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===Good OpenID integration=== | ===Good OpenID integration=== | ||
http://stackoverflow.com/users/login | http://stackoverflow.com/users/login | ||
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http://ficly.com/authors/new => :o) :o) :o) | |||
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* List all supported/most popular OpenID provider | * List all supported/most popular OpenID provider | ||
* Gives the option to signup/login using their own OpenID (if not listed) | * Gives the option to signup/login using their own OpenID (if not listed) | ||
* There are alternatives of OpenID itself (Google, Yahoo, AOL, etc) | * There are alternatives of OpenID itself (Google, Yahoo, AOL, etc) | ||
* There | * There is some information about OpenID | ||
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===Not intuitive OpenId integration=== | ===Not intuitive OpenId integration=== | ||
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=== Back End === | === Back End === | ||
==== OpenID available Python libraries ==== | ==== OpenID available Python libraries ==== | ||
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JanRain's Python OpenID library is available at http://openidenabled.com/python-openid/ | |||
==== Tables mapping ==== | |||
Bespin's Python code already uses SQLAlchemy, so we aim for that for mapping the tables to useful Python objects. | |||
TODO: describe the user/auth tables mappings here. | |||
=== Front End === | === Front End === | ||
==== Login Page ==== | ==== Login Page ==== | ||
N/A | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*http://wiki.openid.net/Details-of-UX-Best-Practices-for-OPs | *http://wiki.openid.net/Details-of-UX-Best-Practices-for-OPs | ||
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== Roadmap == | == Roadmap == | ||
N/A | |||