Digg To Support OpenID
I read on via TechCrunch and Vecosys today that Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, has announced they’ll be supporting OpenID in the near future.
Digg users will still be able to create a unique Digg ID, but they’ll be able to log in to Digg using their OpenID identity.
What Is An OpenID Identity?
"OpenID is an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity"
An OpenID identity is a URL that you can use to identify yourself at compatible sites around the web. All OpenID does is provide you with a way to prove that you own this identity (URL) without sending your password, email address or anything you wouldn't want it to.
There are various OpenID providers including MyOpenID but the beauty is you can setup your own site/blog as your identity. For further reading I recommend Simon Willison’s post: How to turn your blog in to an OpenID
Further Reading: Do You Actually Use OpenID?
I read on via TechCrunch and Vecosys today that Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, has announced they’ll be supporting OpenID in the near future.
Digg users will still be able to create a unique Digg ID, but they’ll be able to log in to Digg using their OpenID identity.
What Is An OpenID Identity?
"OpenID is an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity"
An OpenID identity is a URL that you can use to identify yourself at compatible sites around the web. All OpenID does is provide you with a way to prove that you own this identity (URL) without sending your password, email address or anything you wouldn't want it to.
There are various OpenID providers including MyOpenID but the beauty is you can setup your own site/blog as your identity. For further reading I recommend Simon Willison’s post: How to turn your blog in to an OpenID
Further Reading: Do You Actually Use OpenID?
February 21st, 2007 at 6:05 am
Thanks for the link!
February 24th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
OpenID will get a real boost only when WordPress choose to support it by default in all new blogs. Besides bloggers, I don't see who else would want to use it, really.