Linkers,
An interesting - warning, and *long* - discussion of the shortcomings of
Microsoft's Passport at:
http://avirubin.com/passport.html
It draws the conclusion (among others) that:
>As e-commerce proliferates, the need for a tool to help users manage
authentication and personal information across a
>variety of sites becomes increasingly critical. Passport is an ambitious
attempt to meet this need while requiring no
>changes to existing browsers and servers. However, the system carries
significant risks to users that are not made
>adequately clear in the technical documentation available.
Richard Chirgwin
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