f you want to try out Cardspace, you should go to Cardspace Sandbox and follow the install instructions there.
Pamela Dingle has written about the site here.
Her description of Cardspace is great, although I really do recommend
following the installation instructions. In fact, if you donít follow
them you will likely have problems.
Remember that if you have installed previous versions of various
components, they probably wonít work properly for login until you put
in the new versions. The reason is that in response to customers and
other vendors, we have had to introduce ìbreaking changesî. People
tell us about things that can be improved, and we try to do so. Weíve
chosen not to become enmired in îpremature backward
compatibilityî given that we are still in beta.
So Iíll review some of what it tells you at the Sandbox:
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| The Sandbox site currently requires Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta 3 when using Windows CardSpace. | |
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| The Sandbox site requires the .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components July CTP to be installed on your local Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer in order to use Windows CardSpace. | |
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| Create a new user account or login using your Information Card. | |
Log into the Sandbox, and log into my site using the ìLoginî
button. You wonít need to create an account. Just answer the email my
system sends you and you will be registered and able to comment.
Remember, if you have previous beta versions of .NET framework or IE
7 components above you need to go to the Control Panel->Add or
Remove Programs, and delete them. Youíll find detailed instructions if
you follow the install links. I did it myself and didnít find it
onerous at all, though I needed help removing the earlier version of IE
7.
Craig Burton writes:
Cardspace Sandox
looks like a good place to have some guidance for Infocards and
Cardspace. However, I have tried some of the stuff they recommend and
got stopped because of the requirements.In the mean time, I have issued myself an infocard but I have yet to find a place that accepts itñincluding Kim Cameronís identityweblog.
Waiting for Kim to respond. I would make a comment on his blog about
all of this but I canít because I havenít figured out how to create an
account.This is ridiculous.
Indeed - it is a bit of Catch 22 since to put a comment on my blog,
you need to log in with an infocard. But you can always write to me
directly.
Note: Kim I did write to you directly. No response yet.
