adamist wrote:
] Well, not that I know much about these things, but I'm a
] little wary of having MS overseeing the only authentication
] system. I don't mind having competing approaches.

I agree, but the problem isn't so much that "MS" is overseeing the only authentication system, but that whether you choose passport or typekey, you are still deciding that one company should be overseeing the only authentication system. What would be preferable is to have a standard that allows a number of different companies to run authentication databases that all interoperate, so that websites could accept logins from people using any of them. This would enable a really competitive environment.

RE: TypeKey