"...this leads up to a discussion of two things: the OAuth protocol which aims, amongst other laudable goals, to help safeguard users’ passwords, and the distinctly unnerving trend which Jeremy Keith has christened the password anti-pattern, which really doesn’t." A clear, articulate explanation of the issues around authentication.

"masquerade - an OpenID server based on Ruby on Rails." Server, not client-library. Looks quite nifty, and well worth knowing this is out there.

"The Telegraph will soon become the first newspaper in the world, and the first British media company, to become an OpenID provider. Readers will be able to begin using the service from the end of February." That's an interesting - and savvy - move.

"Your lists of friends and connections on the social websites that you use, sometimes called your social graph, belongs to you. No one company should own who you know and how you know them." This could be interesting!

Nice, customer-facing page explaining the benefits of OpenID to average users. Up to 37s usual standard.

A very practical guide to rigging up the basics of OpenID in Rails.