Thus far I've only read about OpenID and tried it out with some scant services. However as far as I can tell, the process of creating an account and logging in to a trusted "partner" site could be made completely automated, correct?
<br><br>Example:<br><br>User has an account on Web Site A. User logs into Site A and a session cookie is set.<br><br>User wants to access a service on Site B which is part of Site A's trusted network of partner sites.<br>
<br>User requests Site B's feature on Site A. Site A directs the user to Site B, passing their OpenID XRI for Site A to Site B.<br><br>Site B would then contact Site A based on the OpenID to verify User's identity. Site B would then issue an HTTP redirect for the user to a specially designed landing URL.
<br><br>When User's browser hits the landing URL, Site A checks the session cookie and sets up the trust relationship with Site B.<br><br>As far as I can tell, this can be 100% seamless and behind the scenes, provided the user has 1) already logged into Site A and 2) Site A and B trust each other enough to use OpenID in this manner.
<br><br>Correct, or am I missing something?<br><br>Tony Arcieri<br>ClickCaster.com<br>