Skip to Content

Submit your nominations for the Luxist Awards' Best in Decor
AOL Tech

Filed under: Developer, Internet, OS Updates, Security, News, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Web services, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Commercial, Open Source

Higgins vs. InfoCard for authentication

higgins vs infocardToday we're supposed to see a response from IBM and Novell regarding the Higgins Project, described as "Higgins is a framework that will enable users and enterprises to integrate identity, profile, and relationship information across multiple systems." Essentially it's a way to centralize all your logins, and should eventually encompass your online registrations. The difference between Higgins and InfoCard, which is Microsoft's one-for-all sign-in that will hold your payment data across multiple sites, is the difference between open source and proprietary systems. Neither side appears to be backing down or coming to terms, although the Higgins folks have made overtures to MS for including InfoCard support in the Higgins system. Does anyone remember the spectacular success of the Passport system? I thought so. Let's see what happens, because I'm kinda rooting for Higgins here. If Microsoft did participate, in theory, you'd be able to use InfoCard on Linux. Who doesn't want that? I guess it comes down to who do you trust...

[Via Cnet]
jobs & resumes
iPhone developer

Groupon - Chicago, IL (3 weeks ago)

See More Relevant Jobs ›

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Featured Time Waster

The World's Hardest Game 2.0 - Time Waster

So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do. Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game. The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...

View more Time Wasters

Featured Galleries

Defective by Design, London: Protest Pictures
Microsoft Security Essentials
Chromium Pre-Alpha on CrunchBang Linux
Safari 4 Beta
10 Firefox themes that don't suck
IE8 RC1
Download Squad at the Crunchies After-Party
Download Squad at the Crunchies
WordPress 2.7
Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals
Windows 7 Hands On
Comodo Internet Security
Android First-look: Amazon.com MP3 Store
Android First-look: Twitroid
Google Reader Android
Android Hands-On
Twine 1.0
Photoshop Express Beta
Mozilla Birthday Cake
Palm stuff
Adobe Lightroom 1.1

 


Follow us on Twitter!

Flickr Pool

www.flickr.com

More Tech Coverage

AOL Radio