What is Windows CardSpace?

[ldynrd49]

This is now in my control panel & I have no idea how it got there. Is it something that was loaded as an update when I run Windows Updates? I'm not clear on what it actually does for me. I'm running Windows XP

Thanks.

[bartonc]

Moved from the Articles section. It's an easy mistake to make (site design team is working to improve this), but it takes a while for it to be discovered.

[bartonc]

This is now in my control panel & I have no idea how it got there. Is it something that was loaded as an update when I run Windows Updates? I'm not clear on what it actually does for me. I'm running Windows XP

Thanks.

Windows CardSpace is a Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.0 (formerly WinFX) component that provides the consistent user experience required by the identity metasystem. It is specifically hardened against tampering and spoofing to protect the end user's digital identities and maintain end-user control.

http://msdn2.microsoft .com/en-us/winfx/Aa663320.aspx

That actually gives me a "heads-up". I've been declining the .NET 3.0 update. I'll probably continue to do so for a while.