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Poll: Do you OpenID?

2 points by pclark ↗ HN
I've noticed a few sites using OpenID as their only source of login -- you can't register on their site, you have to use an external OpenID provider.

I'm curious HN: How many of you guys have (and use) an OpenID account?

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qhoxie
Needs another option in my opinion: I have an OpenID account, and sometimes use it.
pclark
added. I'm really interested in seeing how many users have OpenID - I'm skeptical that even the technical savvy crowd of Hacker News uses OpenID much. Sadly.
pclark
I have an OpenID account via Yahoo - but I have no idea what my login/username/URL would be.

I think its a usability issue, here is a great document discussing the usability hurdles : http://developer.yahoo.com/openid/bestpractices.html

andrewl-hn
You actually getting 2 URLs - one is "anonymized" with some garbage at the end and another uses your Y! username instead. My Yahoo account is Gmail style: firstname.lastname and many websites usually try to deduce the username I would most likely choose if I wasn't using OpenId.

As a result I can always choose whether I would like to stay unidentified or not. I really like Yahoo as an OpenId provider with two URLs and a sign-in seal. It's pretty versatile and secure.

lastkarrde
I use chi.mp, its easy to remember (logan.mp). It works with most sites, I get errors when i try and use it here (HN) though.. which is weird.
dhotson
The best way to use OpenID is if you have your own domain or website. By putting some tags in your website you can then login with the address of your website. Makes it really easy to remember.

The feature is called delegation for those interested.

I use my tumblr address which works really well for me.

jcapote
I'm a huge fan of openid; I'll look for alternative sites if the main one doesn't support openid (magnolia vs delicious)