End of an era. StackOverflow is dropping support for OpenID. meta.stackexchange.com/quest…

Mar 7, 2018 · 4:08 PM UTC

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In related news, indieauth.com usage is steadily growing. However the vast majority of that is people logging in to StackExchange since it was one of the last remaining OpenID consumers 😂
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Replying to @aaronpk
OpenID != Open ID Connect? Just learning about authentication, OAuth, and OpenID Connect and purchased your book!
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Thanks! OpenID Connect is actually OAuth 2 plus an identity layer, and has nothing to do with OpenID 1. While useful, OIDC doesn't solve the same bring-your-own-identity goals that OpenID 1 did.