Email Address to URL Translation (EAUT)

EAUT is an open protocol to allow standard email addresses to be transformed into URLs for services like OpenID. One of the greatest advantages of using URLs as identifiers for individuals is the ability to “hang” additional services off of that URL. A user can specify which authentication provider they use, which contact service, etc. Perhaps the greatest disadvantage of URLs, as we’ve learned in the early years of OpenID, is that users are simply not accustomed to using them as identifiers for themselves. Email addresses on the other hand, have been used as user identifiers for some time. The Email Address to URL Translation specification defines a method to convert users’ email addresses to URLs for use in services such as OpenID authentication.

Vidoop has several engineers along with a community of users and developers working to develop this specification. We are integrating this technology into our products as well as working to evangelize it within the developer community.

Learn more and join the conversation at http://eaut.org

See it in action: http://ma.gnolia.com or http://erp.gobyairship.com/