Archive for April, 2007

JanRain, Inc. CEO resigns

Portland, Ore. Identity and reputation technology developer JanRain, Inc. said Friday that Scott Kveton has resigned as Chief Executive.

JanRain, Inc. will begin an immediate search for a new CEO.

For further information please contact Jason McKerr at (503) 679-6888

MyOpenID.com Downtime Announcement

This is a notice that MyOpenID will be having a maintenance outage starting at 23:00 on 2007/04/27, Pacific Time. The outage may last as long as 15 minutes, but is expected to be considerably shorter.

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And then there were none — Zero Passwords with Client Certificates

One of the most appealing features of OpenID is being able to consolidate your login authentication around a single OpenID server. This means that instead of creating and remembering a new password for every new site you want to visit, you can use a single (strong!) password at an OpenID provider like myopenid.com, and use your login there as your credentials for any OpenID-enabled site you want to visit. More →

myOpenID Launches Secure Authentication, Helps Prevent Phishing

Portland Ore. – April 17, 2007 – JanRain, Inc today launched a new secure authentication technology that will make using your OpenID account easier and more secure. myOpenID.com now allows its users the ability to use client-side certificates, based on the secure sockets layer (SSL) technology. This technology is quickly and painlessly installed in your web browser and will significantly reduce your chances of successfully being phished. The end result is no more passwords and no more opportunities for would-be scammers to phish your information through bogus sites. More →

JanRain hires Michael Graves as CTO

Portland Ore. – April 2, 2007 – JanRain, Inc., the company that brought you the reliable and feature-rich myopenid.com, has announced that it has hired Michael Graves, an industry veteran in security and identity technologies, as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). More →