Windows Live ID Web Authentication API Profile

From their site: Windows Live ID Web Authentication enables you to authenticate users on your Web site and offer personalized access to your site’s content to any of the millions of registered Windows Live ID users.

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Windows Live ID Web Authentication: Highlights

Summary: Web based authentication service

Category: Security

Tags: security authentication

Protocols: HTTP POST

Data Formats

API home: http://dev.live.com/liveid/

This is 1 of: 26 APIs by Microsoft

Windows Live ID Web Authentication: Specifications

Functionality

API Groups

Example API Methods

Client Install Required

Service Endpoint: http://login.live.com/controls/WebAuth.htm

Signup and Licensing

Signup Requirements: API Key

Developer Key Required: Yes

Account Required: Yes

Commercial Licensing

Provider: microsoft.com

Company: Microsoft

Non-Commercial Lic.

Data Licensing

Usage Fees

Usage Limits

Terms of Service: Live ID Terms of Use

Security

Authentication Model

SSL Support

Read-only Without Login

Support

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API Blog

Site Blog

API Forum: Live ID SDK Forum

Developer Support

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