Monthly Archives: April 2009

Facebook to Support OpenID Authentication

Posted by on April 29, 2009 No comments

I just read over at Jeff Bohren’s Identity Blogger that Facebook is going to become an OpenID relying party.  According to Inside Facebook:

Less than three months after joining the OpenID Foundation’s board as a sustaining corporate member (i.e. putting its weight and financial support behind OpenID), Facebook has just announced at the “technology tasting” event this afternoon at its Palo Alto headquarters that users will soon be able to log in to Facebook with their OpenID.

This is a big win that gives OpenID mainstream support and acceptance.  Hopefully it will lead to more provider support, as well as greater user adoption.

Now I’ll be able to log on to Facebook using my iPhone as a virtual token.

Verisign Powers iPhone Two-Factor Authentication

Posted by on April 10, 2009 2 comments

I just saw an article that Verisign now has a free iPhone app offering two-factor authentication:

The security app offers two-factor identification designed to strengthen protection on e-commerce site and with other online accounts. As of today’s launch, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) said it has signed up over 40 Web sites as participating members of its VIP Network, including eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), PayPal and AOL.

I personally think this is a great thing.  I previously used a Verisign token to protect my OpenID account at pip.verisignlabs.com.  It was always a pain in the you-know-what to carry around, so I never extended it to be used with my PayPal or Ebay accounts.  I ALWAYS have my handy iPhone nearby, so I immediately downloaded the app, activated it, and tied it to my PIP account.  It worked like a charm.  Next is setting it up with paypal, ebay, etc.

Anyone else have experience with these virtual tokens?  Any cons that I should be aware of?

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