[Python-Dev] Too many Python accounts

[Michael Foord]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>>> So the only thing users gain with delegation is that they don't need
>>> to remember the tedious URL that their provider assigns them. When they
>>> switch providers, their claimed ID will still change, and they'll have
>>> to reregister in all services they use.
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> No, the whole point of delegation is that I can use voidspace.org.uk as
>> my openid - backed with any provider I want. I can then use
>> voidspace.org.uk as my openid and not be tied to any provider.
>>     
>
> I'm fairly skeptical that you actually do use voidspace.org.uk.
> I can believe that this is what you type into the openid field -
> but the ID that is validated to the relying party is
> http://fuzzyman.myopenid.com/.
>
> So when you change the provider (and hence the openid.delegate
> value), you will have to create new accounts for all services
> that you use, right?
>   

Well, when I login my registered ID is www.voidspace.org.uk and *not* 
fuzzyman.myopenid.com - so I believe you are incorrect (and in fact this 
very point was touted as one of the advantages of openid - that your 
account is independent of your provider and that you *can* change 
provider whilst retaining the same id).

myopenid *does* the validation, but my registered openid is 
www.voidspace.org.uk and I *should* be able to change provider without 
creating a new account.

Michael

>   
>> I'm afraid the PyPI implementation of openid is useless to me too - I
>> want to use voidspace.org.uk as my openid but it doesn't let me.
>>     
>
> See above - the services may let you *enter* that string, but it
> isn't your openid.
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>   


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