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09/21/2001 Archived Entry: "Internet Week > Passport > Microsoft Plans to Open Passport > September 20, 2001"

Internet Week > Passport > Microsoft Plans to Open Passport > September 20, 2001

Microsoft said today it plans to open its Passport authentication system to make it interoperable with authentication systems from other vendors.


Microsoft has come under fire from competitors and critics who view Passport as a means for Microsoft to lock down ownership of the Internet and exclude competitors.


But the company said today that it plans to let other companies administer their own versions of Passport, with each company's Passport service interoperating with each other's and with Microsoft's. Moreover, Microsoft said it plans to make Passport interoperable with sign-on services run by competing companies, including America Online.