I received some press-release-spam this week that I actually didn’t mind. TrustBearer Labs, a home-town startup has released their new OpenID provider, TrustBearer OpenID. What makes this interesting is that it utilizes their browser-based authentication hardware support to instantly provide strong, token-based security to any OpenID enabled site (application?). Their browser software is interesting in and of itself — cross platform (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux), cross browser (Safari, IE, Firefox), and capable of interfacing with USB smart card readers and authentication tokens. This is a great demonstration of what open standards really allow — innovation that benefits everyone who utilizes the standard.
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Thanks for the nod, Nathan. We’re really excited about the release. I’ve been meaning to drop you a line to give _you_ credit for tipping us to check out OpenID. That was… almost a year ago, right? Thanks again, and do let us know next time you’re back in Fort Wayne.
Well I didn’t want to assume that it was my tip that caused you to look into it — seemed like a straight-forward path to take from your existing work — but thanks for the hat tip.