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Show HN: New Single Sign-On Service, Hoomi

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I think without launching with a myriad of SDKs and libs isn't the smartest idea. People want to be able to get up and play and not wait for a product.

I get the idea about judging demand and stuff like that, but if I wanted to integrate this into something, I sure as hell wouldn't want to have to write my own SDK for it, especially since it's a new service that I don't know will last. Launching without my code in mind means that someone isn't as dedicated to their product as I might be. That's scary.

I kindly suggest a repost in a month with the title, "Show HN: Hoomi Libraries, a New Single Sign-On Service for x, y, z, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, ... w."

I hear you, and SDKs really are available to those who email us for the private beta (in fact, we have both iOS and Android apps in the app store using us now). We're getting the documentation together and finalizing things as quickly as possible. In the meantime, we want to let people start evaluating the product as early as possible.

Regardless, thanks for your feedback, and rest assured that more SDKs are coming in very short order. We're not just testing the waters with the Android SDK -- the SDKs for a variety of platforms are nearly complete and will be available soon.

OP here. Excited to start showing this stuff to the world. We think identity and login are really broken today, especially on devices that are becoming smarter (mobile, TV, etc.), and we are hoping to provide a solution that lets you take an identity with you wherever you want/need it.

Since we're not a social network, we can avoid a lot of the risk and confusion about how to use the product without accidentally sharing too much information, and really focus on building a first-class identity product.

We're happy to answer questions if you have them. There's more to come, soon!

I like the idea, because I have an uncomfortable feeling every time I need to use a Google or FB login to log into something.

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