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Sun takes on Passport with hardware

...software and services today as Sun puts muscle behind its alternative to Microsoft Passport Read more

12 March, 2002 by Stephen Shankland and Wylie Wong

Liberty Alliance demos technology

RSA: The online indentity project held its first public interoperability demonstration at the RSA Conference Read more

16 April, 2003 by Peter Judge

Microsoft pulls out a new wallet

The current Passport e-wallet is to be phased out by March 2003 - but customers will need to re-register for the new service Read more

3 September, 2002 by Margaret Kane

Liberty Alliance adds tech muscle

Liberty's rivalry with Microsoft's Passport in the online authentication arena has been strengthened by the addition of Bridgewater Systems Read more

29 August, 2002 by Sandeep Junnarkar

Microsoft settles over Passport privacy

After a Federal investigation into privacy violations by Microsoft's Passport authentication service, the software giant has agreed to settle Read more

8 August, 2002 by Declan McCullagh and Sandeep Junnarkar

Liberty Alliance unveiling spec

The rival to Microsoft's Passport online authentication system is to release its specification in the next few days Read more

10 July, 2002 by Stephen Shankland

Microsoft leaves its Wallet wide open

Software flaws in Microsoft's Passport authentication system leave consumers' financial data wide open and have caused the software company to remove a key service from the Internet Read more

5 November, 2001 by Robert Lemos
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jLiveID 1.0

...ID service from within Java applications. Windows Live ID (originally known as Microsoft Passport, then as .NET Passport, and then as Microsoft Passport Network) is... Read more

8 March, 2010

Leader: Decline of Passport a privacy win

Industry rallies and saves the day... Read more

4 January, 2005 by silicon.com staff

eBay brings down the hammer on Microsoft Passport

...have to sign in through eBay directly. "Once this takes place, the Microsoft Passport button that is currently displayed on Sign In pages will be... Read more

30 December, 2004 by Matt Loney

Gartner says 'ditch Microsoft Passport

Analysts at Gartner have advised their customers to stop using Microsoft Passport until the software company can prove its security is adequate Read more

19 May, 2003 by Patrick Gray

AmEx joins Microsoft Passport rivals

American Express joins the Liberty Alliance, giving a fillip to the Sun-led group that's working to counter Microsoft's Passport. Is it really unthinkable that Microsoft might sign up too? Read more

6 December, 2001 by Stephen Shankland

Microsoft Passport has designs on your credit card

Gates gets a plastic pal... Read more

10 July, 2002 by Kate Hanaghan

AOL snubs Microsoft Passport

Liberty proves a more attractive option... Read more

6 December, 2001 by Pia Heikkila

Microsoft Passport flaw revealed - Wallet insecure

Cyber-Fagins would be able to pick a pocket or two ... Read more

5 November, 2001 by Pia Heikkila

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