From: joey Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:08:23 +0000 (+0000) Subject: notes on OpenID migration X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/commitdiff_plain/7bfdf73ed2af963984baf7d69a35cb37ce275d45 notes on OpenID migration --- diff --git a/doc/news/openid.mdwn b/doc/news/openid.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..28fcd8cec --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/news/openid.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Ikiwiki in svn now has support for using [[../OpenID]], a decentralized +authentication mechanism that allows you to have one login that you can use +on a growing number of websites. + +Traditional password-based logins are still supported, but I'm considering +switching at least ikiwiki.kitenet.net over to using only OpenID logins. +That would mean blowing away all the currently registered users and +their preferences. If you're active on this wiki, I suggest you log out and +log back in, try out the OpenID signup process if you don't already have an +OpenID, and see how OpenID works for you. And let me know your feelings about +making such a switch. + +--[[Joey]]