Open ID - The Basics Explained
What Is Open ID?
Open ID is the creation of a single digital identity for a user on line that is used across all websites and across all platforms. Be it a tabletop PC, a laptop, a phone or wireless device, anything it can access it can access without having to officially log in with the user having to type out a name and a password. All the websites and services will recognize the Open ID user instantly without requiring any more information.
You simply type in a single universal user name and password through an Open ID Initiative Provider such as Yahoo, and the feature will automatically log you into any website that you have visited in the past that required a screen name, a password, or both. You don't have to pause and type in different or the same information over and over again.
Still in the process of being adopted across the internet, the Open ID Initiative got a huge boost when Yahoo announced it is adding Open ID to it's service.
The best thing about Open ID is that it never goes out of date and it never expires. Many websites and services will allow you to be logged in automatically for a week or more, but then the term expires and you have to enter the information again.
Open ID is the creation of a single digital identity for a user on line that is used across all websites and across all platforms. Be it a tabletop PC, a laptop, a phone or wireless device, anything it can access it can access without having to officially log in with the user having to type out a name and a password. All the websites and services will recognize the Open ID user instantly without requiring any more information.
You simply type in a single universal user name and password through an Open ID Initiative Provider such as Yahoo, and the feature will automatically log you into any website that you have visited in the past that required a screen name, a password, or both. You don't have to pause and type in different or the same information over and over again.
Still in the process of being adopted across the internet, the Open ID Initiative got a huge boost when Yahoo announced it is adding Open ID to it's service.
The best thing about Open ID is that it never goes out of date and it never expires. Many websites and services will allow you to be logged in automatically for a week or more, but then the term expires and you have to enter the information again.
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