Microsoft has released a beta of its most important developer tool to date

I found the samples very clear, and uncluttered with a lot of "sample decoration"

User-centric doesn't mean 'The Dictatorship of the Users'

Mike (one of those who need no sleep) blogged about Fun Communication's openid idtheft site and I encourage you to read Mike's post and try your personal idtheft immediately. Back here?! Well, you knew all this already, didn't you? But seeing it in action is another thing, I guess. So where does this lead us? Remember the " openid dogfight " from September 2007? I too think that we need a spectrum of solutions. I agree that openid is for when an RP has "trivial" security requirements, but I think

I see metadirectory as the glue for stitching up administrative continents so digital objects can be managed and co-ordinated within them.

Without getting overly philosophical, there is a big difference between being, metaphorically, a "dial tone" - and being "dead".

If anyone wants to bet against the future of databases and integration of identity information into them, drop me a note.

I guarantee everyone that I have zero intention of hoarding Minimal Disclosure Tokens or turning U-Prove into a proprietary Microsoft technology silo.

Stefan and his colleagues Christian Paquin and Greg Thompson have joined the Identity and Access Group at Microsoft

A prototype for exchange of dynamic information