Fwd: Federal Government Accepting OpenID for Registration and Login

[Chris Messina]

In case you missed the announcement, here's some great news about the government and OpenID!

Also: http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2009/09/09/open-identity-for-the-government/

Chris

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From: BrianK <brian....@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Subject: Federal Government Accepting OpenID for Registration and Login
To: OpenID Content Provider Advisory Committee <openid-content-provid...@googlegroups.com>
Cc: bki...@janrain.com



Hello All,

Wanted to share the news that the Federal Government has begun
accepting OpenID on its websites.  You can see the full press release
on the newly redesigned OpenID Foundation website:

http://openid.net/2009/09/09/yahoo-paypal-google-equifax-aol-verisign-acxiom-citi-privo-wave-systems-pilot-open-identity-for-open-government-2/

Here’s a short overview…

Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Equifax, AOL, VeriSign, Acxiom, Citi, Privo,
Wave Systems Pilot Open Identity for Open Government

Gov 2.0 Conference - Washington, D.C. — September 9, 2009

Ten industry leaders — Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Equifax, AOL, VeriSign,
Acxiom, Citi, Privo and Wave Systems — announced today they will
support the first pilot programs designed for the American public to
engage in open government — government that is transparent,
participatory, and collaborative. This open identity initiative is a
key step in President Obama’s memorandum to make it easy for
individuals to register and participate in government websites —
without having to create new usernames and passwords. Additionally,
members of the public will be able to fully control how much or how
little personal information they share with the government at all
times.

These companies will act as digital identity providers using OpenID
and Information Card technologies. The pilot programs are being
conducted by the Center for Information Technology (CIT), National
Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), and related agencies. The participating companies are
being certified under non-discriminatory open trust frameworks
developed under collaboration between the OpenID Foundation (OIDF) and
the Information Card Foundation (ICF) and reviewed by the federal
government.

Regards,

Brian Kissel
Chairman, OpenID Foundation

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