php - What is the difference between OpenID and OpenID Connect? -
we support openid 1.1 , 2.0 lightopenid in our php project. a press release announcing release of "openid connect". the news notes heavy support microsoft of new standard, reporting @ rsa 2014 conference, underscores reliance on oauth 2.0, , written in business speak. so consumer of openid, has changed , there backwards compatibility? converting comment answer off unanswered list: most of answered here: http://openid.net/connect/faq backwards compatibility extends far provide backward compatible user ids, seems. don't have great official document support in detail though.