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12 June 2008

Certificates and Their Place in the Web

I have implemented zero sign on in my myOpenID settings, and let me say that it is ... interesting. It is similar to having a keychain, not having to type in passwords, however it is also different in that you are already logged in on all sites that support OpenID, and you appear as the same person on all of them. Client Certificates, the method behind zero sign on, may become more common once they are simplified. At the moment though, they remain an esoteric oddity.

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