how different is OpenID from SXIP?

[Johannes Ernst]

Naturally, you explain it much better than I do. Thank you.


On Mar 15, 2006, at 11:38, John Merrells wrote:

>> SXIP, the company,
>
> The company is called Sxip Identity, so different capitalization  
> there.
>
>> has designed a "vertically integrated system" that contains things  
>> such as authentication and profile transmission in an integrated  
>> whole which centers around their "DIX" protocol.
>
> SXIP 2.0 is layered on top of the DIX protocol. DIX is specified as  
> an individual submission internet-draft, which is up for discussion  
> at the upcoming IETF meeting in Dallas.
>
> ID...
> http://dixs.org/index.php/Draft-merrells-dix-01.txt
>
> IETF...
> http://www.ietf.org
>
> DIX BOF...
> http://www3.ietf.org/proceedings/06mar/agenda/dix.html
>
> More accessible description of the protocol here:
> http://sxip.org/index.php/Documents
>
> (Note more documents and html versions on their way.)
>
>> There is currently one implementation (right?) from SXIP, in  
>> several languages (I think).
>
> Sxip have implemented a number of endpoints, in several languages:
>
> Homesite Reference Implementation: Perl
>
> Membersite Developer Kit: Perl, PHP, Java
>
> Third-Party Plugins: Media Wiki
>
> Code here...
> http://sxip.org/index.php?title=Downloads
>
> Other third parties have/are building further endpoints, including
> a Drupal plugin, Ruby MDK, Coldfusion (?), and a RedHat Fedora
> Directory Server Homesite.
>
> Additionally, for completeness, endpoints are up for interop testing:
> http://sxip.org/index.php/Community
>
> And, we have a demonstration application built on the SXIP 2.0
> platform that solves a real problem and allows users to build up
> a reputation around their 'persona'.
> http://sxore.com
>
> John
>

Johannes Ernst
NetMesh Inc.

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