Open identity expert flies the Microsoft coop | ZDNet

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Dick Hardt, the digital-identity expert hired by Microsoft in December 2008, has decided to leave the company, as first reported by TechFlashs Todd Bishop. Hardt referred to the past 12 months as the "Year of Darkness." "On the positive side, I was given the opportunity to herd the cats on OAuth WRAP and get it out the door." Microsoft officially has been backing the OpenID authentication and access-control standard. But some of its officials, like identity expert Kim Cameron, have expressed worries regarding OpenIDs security and usability.

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