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title: 'JanRain OpenID could be the key to your health (vault)'
date: '2008-10-02T08:47:38-07:00'
type: post
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categories:
  - Health
  - HealthVault
  - JanRain
  - Microsoft
  - MyOpenID
  - OpenID
  - Oregon
  - Portland
tags:
  - 'health vault'
  - JanRain
  - Microsoft
  - MyOpenID
  - OpenID
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# JanRain OpenID could be the key to your health (vault)

[![myOpenID](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/imgmyopenid.jpg?w=925)](http://myopenid.com "myOpenID")In June, that little software company to the north of us, [Microsoft](http://microsoft.com "Microsoft"), made news by allowing OpenID logins to its [Microsoft Health Vault](http://healthvault.com "Microsoft Health Vault") product.

Problem was—[as TechCrunch noted](http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/23/microsofts-first-step-in-accepting-openid-signons-healthvault/ "TechCrunch on Microsoft Health Vault and OpenID")—only two OpenID relying parties were allowed to play:

> Over 16 months after first [declaring](http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/02/microsoft_to_su.html) its support for the OpenID authentication platform, Microsoft has finally implemented it for the first time, allowing for OpenID logins on its Health Vault medical site. Unfortunately, Health Vault will only support authentication from two OpenID providers: [Trustbearer](http://www.trustbearer.com/) and [Verisign](http://www.verisign.com/). Whatever happened to the *Open* in OpenID?

But now, Microsoft has decided to increase the number of relying parties by 50%. [To three](https://account.healthvault.com/help.aspx?topicid=faq#OpenIDProviders "OpenID providers accepted by Health Vault").

So who was the lucky relying party who made it through the door? Portland-based [JanRain](http://jainrain.com "JanRain")‘s [myOpenID](http://myopenid.com "myOpenID").

A number of folks—me among them—are surprised it’s taken Microsoft this long to add another relying party. And it seems like the list is still missing a few other [obvious and highly secure choices](http://myvidoop.com "myvidoop").

But myOpenID is a great place to start:

> JanRain’s myOpenID service, the first and most popular independent OpenID service on the Internet, provides consumers with a free, fully featured, reliable, and secure solution for managing their personal online identity. Every myOpenID user receives several choices for secure authentication beyond password. These enhanced security options include: Microsoft InfoCard, Client Certificate, or Phone-based two factor authentication.

For more information on the personal health record service, visit [Microsoft Health Vault](http://healthvault.com "Microsoft Health Vault"). For more on JanRain and its OpenID solutions, visit [JanRain](http://janrain.com "JanRain") or [myOpenID](http://myopenid.com "myOpenID").