Javascript OpenID Selector

This is a simple Javascript OpenID selector. It has been designed so that users do not even need to know what OpenID is to use it, they simply select their account by a recognisable logo.

A demo is available here. An additional demo based on MooTools rather than JQuery is available here.

A demonstration of how an OpenID client can be implemented in Javascript for client-side only authentication is available. This approach is documented on the Javascript OpenID Client Wiki page. The main purpose of this project is to be a client-side OpenID picker, so this core functionality won't be mixed up too much with the Javascript OpenID client. However, the features support each other to make the demo more useful.

Features include:

• Can easily add and remove provider buttons.
• Unobtrusive Javascript - Still works with Javascript turned off.
• Remembers OpenID provider choice by using a cookie.
• Works with any OpenID libraries since it is just HTML and Javascript.
• Minimal CSS styling so you can easily customise the login box.

Tested and working with:

• Firefox 3.0
• IE7
• IE6
• Google Chrome

The current version is dependant on JQuery.

Alternatives

A list of alternatives is being maintained at the bottom of this OpenID libraries site.

This code-base has been rewritten by Martin to produce openid-realselector. Martin has now been made an administrator of this project too, so let's see how we can merge things.

idselector is a commercial product. It is the client-side of the RPX platform from JanRain. The RPX platform now involves a commercial server-side component which takes care of some of the authentication and attribute exchange workflow. Take a look at the complete solution they offer, but if it's not what you're after their website hints that you can get hold of the client on its own by logging into the site. However, this just redirects you back to the idselector homepage. Perhaps the client-only version is only available to users who registered before the packaged solution was made available?

Another OpenID selector.

This is what it looks like: