I’ve been reading more and more about the joys of OpenID and how its going to change social media forever by proving a single login and password for all the sites you visit on a regular basis. Sounds fantastic doesn’t it? Looking in my list of saved passwords and usernames I’ve got accounts on over 50 sites, oh I wish I could just use my main email address.
So if you are reading this thinking how do I actually get an OpenID and save the time and hassle it takes me to resent all my passwords once every month you may be surprised to learn that if you have account with the below services your already signed up to the service.
AOL openid.aol.com/screennameBlogger blogname.blogspot.com
Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/username
LiveDoor profile.livedoor.com/username
LiveJournal username.livejournal.com
Orange (France Telecom) http://openid.orange.fr/
SmugMug username.smugmug.comTechnorati technorati.com/people/technorati/username
Vox member.vox.comYahoo http://openid.yahoo.com
WordPress.com username.wordpress.com
I see this catching on and being swept across the Internet with more and more sites wanting to make user logins and sign-ups as simple as possible. In fact it was only the other day that a kickoff meeting took place in New York with suppliers and publishers covering a range of topics including
- Business case for OpenID — use cases and economic impact
- Best practices for OpenID Providers and Relying Parties in the areas of user experience, data support, security, and product features
- Optimal Content Provider user experience
- Data Management — sources, integration, industry specific data, accuracy, security & trust
- Coming Enhancements — Provider Authentication Policy Extension (PAPE), OAuth, Portable Contacts API, MySpace Data Availability, and integration of OpenID into browsers.
Now if you are running a site, maybe as small as this or as big as problogger.net you can actually install the service yourself by following this very simple guide.
Also well worth considering the problems with implementing OpenID on your site including:
- Susceptibility to phishing
- Lax security about validating users
- Recycling of identities
- Privacy concerns
I’m sure everything will be covered though as this technology gets further attention. I hope to be using it to access all my regular sites in the not too distant future.
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Nicely done my friend