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Coming Soon: TypeKey Authentication Services

This is a step forward for internet computing. Its along the same lines as the benefit which your homegrown Chevrolet gets from Formula 1 Racing development. This is a real step forward in blogging, which provides a centralised authentication authority to provide permission to comment in a blog.

But where it gets interesting is that same authority is available for use in commercial authentication also. The concept is bang on, and one which really only Microsoft have promoted with their Passport product ... mmmm do I see another Microsoft purchase impending, which would fit niley with the research work they are doing on mywallop.

TypeKey

The basics about TypeKey:
TypeKey is a free, open system providing a central identity that anyone can use to log in and post comments on blogs and other web sites.

Why should I use TypeKey?
TypeKey helps ensure that people who comment on a site have a verified identity, keeping conversations on track and helping to prevent abusive or offensive content (comment spam) from being posted. Sites that enable TypeKey have better accountability for the content that's being published.

As a TypeKey user, you get your own free TypeKey Profile Page, displaying only the information you choose to share. Those who are interested in finding out more about the person behind the comments on a site can visit the identity page to see what information is publicly available. You can even publish a TypeKey Profile Page while remaining completely anonymous.

Why should I enable TypeKey comment registration on my weblog?
Enabling TypeKey on your site lets you control who can post comments while only requiring a single sign-in for your commenters. A lower barrier to comment registration means your commenters won't encounter any barriers while expressing themselves. And all weblog comments and other data still live on your server.

Plus, TypeKey gives weblog authors more control over managing comments that have been posted, prevents comment spamming (junk comments) and prohibits unauthorized comments. This is accomplished by requiring commenters to log in with a verified account before they can post, and by offering weblog authors the power to approve or ban a commenter's ability to post on the site.

What about my privacy?
We're committed to providing a service that respects user privacy. Therefore, we will not publish information that you have not chosen to make public, nor will we share your information without your explicit permission. We're not in the business of selling email addresses, and we give users the option to choose whether they'd like to send their email address to the sites which they are commenting on.

Where can I use my TypeKey identity?
We expect that you'll be able to use your TypeKey login to post comments on thousands of weblogs when Movable Type 3.0 is available later this Spring. And TypeKey will work with TypePad weblogs as well as other tools and services soon after that.

How much does it cost?
TypeKey is free to use for both personal weblog authors and commenters, and only requires registration.

Who runs TypeKey? Is it safe?
TypeKey is a service of Six Apart. We're a well-established weblog software company, with hundreds of thousands of users and offices in the U.S. and Japan. We're committed to making sure TypeKey is reliable, safe, and secure, and we've made sure our privacy policy is as protective as you'd expect: We don't want to send junk mail to you any more than you want to receive it.

TypeKey never shares your password information with site owners, and comment information is only retained on the site you've commented on, not on the TypeKey service. TypeKey is a service for authentication and, in the case of comment registration, we leave it up to the weblog owners to decide who can post to their own weblogs.

Can I use this in my own web application?
We'll be providing documentation on how to integrate TypeKey authentication into your own applications shortly after the service launches. At that point, there will also be information about what is required to make use of TypeKey services in commercial applications.

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