OpenID has gained significant popularity as an Internet identity system. Nonetheless, its adoption has been limited by usability and security issues. It has been widely speculated in the community that one of the ways that we can make OpenID more usable and safer is with the introduction of an active client to assist the user with his logon experience. In this session, we will describe the results of a community collaboration to develop an experimental multi-protocol version of Windows CardSpace that enables end-users to bring their OpenIDs to web sites. The session will also provide an update on the work being carried in the OpenID Community on the next version of the protocol.
