Windows Live ID Service for servers

Hello,

I’mcurrentlyworking on a web project thatrequires userauthentication. Iwouldlike to know if it is possible to use the Windows Live IDauthentication service to do so.I’mcurrentlylooking for information aboutusing Windows Live IDauthentication service for a server applicationbased onWCF.

Isaw on an msdn article that apassport SDKwasavailable and have beenreplaced by theRelying Party Suite. Ican’tfindany information about that suite on the msdnwebsite. I havesome questions, that Ididn’tfind theanswer on msdn, about the Live ID service.

• Will a newPassport SDK/Live ID SDK/Relying Party Suite bereleased for server application?

• Ifyes, andbecauseI’mcreatingmy projectusingWCF, will the SDK be usablewithanykind of application, not only forASP.Net applications?

• Where can Ifound information about this SDK?

• How much will itcost toget the SDK?

• How much will itcost to use the Live IDauthentication service?

• When this SDK will beavailable?

• Who can we contact to get any information about the SDK?

Thanks inadvance foryourresponse.

Guillaume