[JDEV] jogger, sso via jabber

[Matt Jankowski]

Is anyone currently maintaining Jogger (jogger.jabber.org) or working on
other like-minded systems?  I'd like to start some work on a weblogging /
content-management-system that integrates an XMPP component backend w/ a
web-based front-end, but figured I'd ask around first to avoid duplicate
effort.

I'd be willing to lead/coordinate some activity here, if there's interest
in building things that blur the line between XMPP/Jabber systems and the
web.

-Matt

ps- Has anyone investigated using the Jabber network as a "behind the
scenes" distributed identification system?  I envision a user going to a
website, providing their JID, the website looks up the user's "xmpp-sso"
provider (or whatever) via Jabber, submits a request to that service, the
user auth's the request on THEIR provider site (not the foreign site),
their provider gets back to the website, and they've been logged in w/out
setting up an account or providing a password.  This could be useful for
pretty much any site that requires user identification, removing the need
for dozens (hundreds?) of accounts across the web for each user.  Maybe
even use vCard's or other protocol bits to discover things about the user
w/out the user needing to fill in form after form.  Does that make sense,
or should I write a fuller description?