Microsoft opens Passport source to developers
eWeek | at | by Mike
In a surprising move, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced that it will open up a portion of the source code of its Passport identity service on a limited basis. Speaking at a conference on digital identity in Denver, Microsoft CTO Craig Mundie said the company will make the source code of its Passport Manager available to licensed companies, academics, developers and governments as part of its Shared Source Initiative. Passport Manager is a small piece of code that runs on a Web site that is affiliated with the Passport network and manages communications and integration with the service. The code will be made available in November through the new Passport Manager Licensing Program.