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I am starting a a new web development project and I am tired of coding login systems. This is the kind of thing that must have been done dozens of times before. I really want to use someone else's code, because it is easier than rolling my own, and it will likely be better. I prefer open source for all the usual reasons, but mostly I want the ability to change it if I don't like something and bugfixes are easier than designing a whole thing.
I just need a login system, something that manages the username/password stuff and user registration. I don't need a whole CMS.
I am already looking at openid.net, but What open source login systems have you worked with? What other login systems have you heard of?
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With closed source software (also known as proprietary software), the public is not given access to the source code, so they can't see or modify it in any way. But with open source software, the source code is publicly available to anyone who wants it, and programmers can read or change that code if they desire.
– Usability: Closed source software is often much more usable, as user guides are usually written for them. You can also get training in how to use them. This is often not the case for open-source software. – Security: Open source software isn't as secure as its closed counterparts, by its very nature.
No. Open Source Software certainly does have the potential to be more secure than its closed source counterpart. But make no mistake, simply being open source is no guarantee of security. “It's simply unrealistic to depend on secrecy for security in computer software.
Open source software refers to the computer software which source is open means the general public can access and use. Closed source software refers to the computer software which source code is closes means public is not given access to the source code.
OpenID works really well. Given the recent wave of adoptions, I think OpenID is the best bet. It is cross-platform and has libraries for all the major development platforms (php, python, perl, ruby, .net, java, c++). I have implemented it for DotNetNuke and found it was relatively painless.
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OpenID is definitely the best solution and there are plennty of open source libraries for all kinds of languages out there. Hava look at openidenabled.com.
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