04 October 2015

Why should I use OpenID?

Faster and easier to sign up

    Comic about OpenID.  A man at a cash register says, “Want to sign up for a Food-Mart membership?” and the customer says excitedly, “No thanks, I'll just use my OpenID!”

 An OpenID is a way of identifying yourself no matter which web site you visit. It's like a driver's license for the entire Internet. But, it's even more than that because you can (if you want) associate information with your OpenID like your name and your e-mail address, and then you choose how much web sites get to see about you. This means that web sites that take advantage of OpenID won't bother you for the same information over and over again.

Faster and easier to sign in

OpenID also simplifies signing in. With OpenID you only have to remember one username and one password. That's because you log into websites with your OpenID, so your OpenID is the only thing you have to make secure. Now, you might already use one username and one password online, but OpenID lets you do this in a secure way. That's because you only give your password to your OpenID provider, and then your provider tells the websites you're visiting that you are who you say you are. No website other than your provider ever sees your password, so you don't have to worry about an insecure website compromising your identity.

           A man is weighed down with seven heads, each one labeled with a different username of his.  A man wearing an OpenID sweatshirt stands tall and excited.  He says 'hi' to the hydra-man. 
 Remembering all those usernames can really weigh you down!

 
 Source: OpenID Explained

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