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Windows CardSpace Team Bloggers

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - Posts

  • What happens when applications don’t get along with CardSpace

    It has come to our attention on the Windows CardSpace team that occasionally there are compatibility issues between CardSpace and other applications. One cause of issue is our use of a private desktop. While the private desktop can not be accessed by programs running as the user; a program can switch to the user desktop so that the user can no longer access the CardSpace UI. The goal of this post is to give you the necessary information to diagnose when an application is conflicting with CardSpace, and provide as much guidance as possible in how to resolve the situation. What if CardSpace fails when launched? Let’s say you try and invoke CardSpace by double clicking the “Windows CardSpace” icon in the control panel. If you were to see nothing happen at all, see a flash of the private desktop, or maybe if you see a couple seconds of the private desktop before you are switched back to the user desktop; you may think to yourself, “Whoa! What happened?”. If you try to invoke CardSpace again you might get this message: Since the message asked politely, you go and look at the “Application” Event Log and check the latest entry for CardSpace. Even if you’re not asked, it’s a good idea to look in the event log if you’re having issues. Let’s suppose you see this: This message indicates that CardSpace is still open. If the UI had closed during the first failed attempt, then it wouldn’t have been too busy to start the second time. This means that CardSpace is likely still running, and you Read More...
  • MIX08: what happens in Vegas...

    Next week I am going to MIX ! If you are there as well and you want to take the chance to sync up on any of the topics you read about on this blog, feel free to stop me in the hallways: I am very easy to spot! (long hair, gesticulates a lot, strong Italian accent). If you want to be sure to find me, come to the MySpace session or to any session from Justin or Ryan. Also, as in the best Mix tradition there will be the Open Space (hmm, actually it is new this year :-) ): an unconference area with whiteboards, projectors... if you want to see something specific, like a demo of a scenario you like or a deepen dissertation on an (identity) topic that interests you, feel free to drop me a line before the end of the week: I'll do my best to prep up. I am still in doubt between bringing the full fledged X61 or the Fujitsu u810 UMPC, and if you don't ask about anything specific before I leave I just might bring the latter :-) Read More...
  • Kim on our book "Understanding Windows CardSpace"

    As mentioned in a post last November , Kim himself made us the huge honor of writing the foreword of our book "Understanding Windows CardSpace" . Today I had the same thrill as, while opening his blog , I've seen he dedicated an entire post to it ! You know, it's a strange feeling to go through the post and, like with the foreword, once again realize that Kim Cameron took the time to read what we wrote about a subject that owes so much to him :-) The part I personally prefer is the following: Above all, it is a readable book that balances technology with the broader issues of identity. I imagine almost anyone who reads this blog will have something to gain from it. I especially recommend it for people who want a holistic introduction to digital identity, CardSpace and web services. I think the book is excellent for students. I even expect it will be enjoyed by more than one policy maker who wants to understand the underlying technical problems of identity. That's exactly what we hoped to achieve: offering an entry point for whoever wants to participate to the discussion about identity, regardless of their previous knowledge of the subject, while trying to deliver value also to people already fairly familiar with this space. It was a challenging task and those words from Kim are the best validation of our effort we could have ever hoped for. Thanks!!!!! :-) Read More...
  • From The Economist: the Identity Parade

    The Economist points out that E-government looks like a potential crock of gold for fraudsters, with huge databases, often lightly and "incompetently" protected... Read More...
  • Handbags at dawn?

    No further customization required at the RP - no changes to directory or database schemas, no extra steps of associating an information card with your account. Passwords on steroids. Read More...

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