4  * This module documents the main interface with the OpenID consumer
16  *   1. The user enters their OpenID into a field on the consumer's
18  *   2. The consumer site discovers the user's OpenID server using the
20  *   3. The consumer site sends the browser a redirect to the identity
24  *      to the consumer site.  This redirect contains the server's
27  * The most important part of the flow to note is the consumer's site
33  * This consumer library is designed with that flow in mind.  The goal
37  * At a high level, there are two important parts in the consumer
57  * OpenID is a protocol that works best when the consumer site is able
61  * the consumer site is not able to store state.  This mode should be
67  * handles the data that the consumer needs to manage between http
74  * are provided allow the consumer site to store the necessary data in
83  * should only be used if the consumer site has no way to retain data
91  * before it redirects the browser back to the consumer's site.  This
92  * is generally transparent to the consumer site, so it is typically
95  * There can be times, however, where the consumer site wants to get a
96  * response immediately.  When this is the case, the consumer can put
161  * Require utility classes and functions for the consumer.
209  * An OpenID consumer implementation that performs discovery and does
210  * session management.  See the Consumer.php file documentation for
218     public $consumer;  variable in Auth_OpenID_Consumer
233      * Initialize a Consumer instance.
235      * You should create a new instance of the Consumer object with
258      * when creating the internal consumer object.  This is used for
270             $this->consumer = new $consumer_cls($store);
272             $this->consumer = new Auth_OpenID_GenericConsumer($store);
340                                            $this->consumer->fetcher);
360      * discovery. This method is used internally by Consumer.begin
377         $auth_req = $this->consumer->begin($endpoint);
391      * consumer overview.
431         $response = $this->consumer->complete($message, $endpoint,
449  * A class implementing HMAC/DH-SHA1 consumer sessions.
519  * A class implementing HMAC/DH-SHA256 consumer sessions.
532  * A class implementing plaintext consumer sessions.
575  * This class is the interface to the OpenID consumer logic.
588      * This consumer's store object.
1325             // This indicates that the nonce was generated by the consumer
1843  * This class represents an authentication request from a consumer to
2263      * this consumer.