MySpace, Flock and Vidoop collaborate to develop OpenID identity in the browser. OpenID for Flock, an implementation of the broader Identity in Browser (IDIB) open source project.

With OpenID for Flock, the process of discovering, configuring and using OpenIDs that allow the user to log onto website accounts and manage their identity is streamlined. Once a relationship is established between OpenIDs and the sites that can rely on them for authentication, an easy, seamless experience is created for users that frequently travel to multiple destinations across the Internet.

MySpace, Flock and Vidoop jointly developed OpenID for Flock because the browser is the common application used by everyone to make the connection between both OpenID providers and sites that support login using the OpenID standard.

Vidoop was the catalyst behind the original Identity In Browser (IDIB) project. MySpace became involved because of their commitment to OpenID via the company’s Data Availability Platform and Flock contributed their browser expertise based on their commitment to OpenID and furthering usability.

Details on the IDIB project and OpenID for Flock are available at the project’s Google group page located at http://code.google.com/p/idib/.

OpenID for Flock is now available to all Flock 2.0 users as an alpha. Download at https://extensions.flock.com and http://vidoop.com/labs/.