myOpenID release & redesign

Its with great pleasure that I get to announce the release of the latest version of myOpenID.com with some exciting new features and a fresh new look.

Phishing is always on the minds of members of the OpenID community and we’re excited to announce the release of our client-side certificate functionality. Client-side certificates leverage the tried-and-true technology known as transport layer security (also known as TLS). This essentially the same technology you probably know of as SSL that is used to secure millions of transactions on the web every single day. With the click of a mouse you can configure your own unique certificate right in your web browser (yep, Firefox, IE, Safari and even Opera). This then gives you the ability to authenticate quickly and very securely from your machine without the use of a password.

The redesign of the site has been on-going and this is phase 1 of the re-work of myOpenID. We’ve been working with the amazing talent at Refresh Media. These are the same folks that did our corporate website at janrain.com. We’re excited about the new layout and the team here has been working day-and-night to get this ready for Web 2.0 Expo. Great work guys!

In the coming weeks, we’ll be releasing some new services that allow you to take advantage of what it means to have an OpenID. We’re excited about what’s happening with this great technology and community and can’t wait to start really shaking some things up.