OpenID
OpenID is a great system. It enables you to login to thousands of sites using the same login name (or identifier). One username--that's all you need to remember. And it's popularity is spreading like wildfire, with tens of thousands of sites now taking OpenID.
Your ID takes the form of an entire URL, so there's a little more typing involved. But at least you don't need to remember a different username and password for every site.
You can get an OpenID for free from several different places. I have several.
In choosing an identify, make it something that identifies you. When you post a comment, people don't see your name. All they see is the URL. They can click on the URL to go your profile page (if you have one), but it's much simpler if they can look at the URL and tell who you are. In all of those ids above, you can see my name (either stevedennie or sdennie).
Some other information about OpenID:
You may already have an OpenID (or several) and not know it.
If you have an account with Yahoo, Google, AOL, or any one of a number of other places, then you have an OpenID. You can use that account as your OpenID. But sometimes the URL gets complicated and long.
Your ID takes the form of an entire URL, so there's a little more typing involved. But at least you don't need to remember a different username and password for every site.
You can get an OpenID for free from several different places. I have several.
- MyID.net: My ID is http://stevedennie.myid.net. This one had the simplest sign-up procedure.
- MyOpenID.com: My ID is http://sdennie.myopenid.com. I use this one a lot.
- Signon.com: My ID is http://stevedennie.signon.com. Another very simple to use signup.
In choosing an identify, make it something that identifies you. When you post a comment, people don't see your name. All they see is the URL. They can click on the URL to go your profile page (if you have one), but it's much simpler if they can look at the URL and tell who you are. In all of those ids above, you can see my name (either stevedennie or sdennie).
Some other information about OpenID:
- It is a decentralized system.
- Anybody can become an OpenID provider without needing approval by any organization.
- Nobody owns OpenID.
- OpenID arose from the open source community to meet a common need.
- It's free.
- All the big players are getting involved--Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL....
You may already have an OpenID (or several) and not know it.
If you have an account with Yahoo, Google, AOL, or any one of a number of other places, then you have an OpenID. You can use that account as your OpenID. But sometimes the URL gets complicated and long.
- Google Accounts: http://openid-provider.appspot.com/stevedennie
- AOL: http://www.openid.aol.com/screenname
- Typepad Blog user: http://profile.typekey.com/username
- Blogger: http://username.blogspot.com/ Wordpress: http://username.wordpress.com/
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