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OpenID is a standard that describes how users can be authenticated by 3rd parties which means that websites don't have to store user credentials.

By "subcontracting" the authentication of users to 3rd parties developers of web sites and applications don't have to store user details such as passwords.

OpenID on Wikipedia

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How to obtain a OpenId Identifier from Google

I'm trying to create an account at commandlinefu using OpenId. It's asking for an "OpenId Identifier". I read this article, but it doesn't really show how to actually get the identifier. I looked all over my Gmail settings. EDIT: I found the…
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How can I use a command line tool like Wget to log into an OpenID site?

Specifically, I would like to be able to download certain pages from my user profile on the various Stack Exchange sites. I would, however, like to do this automatically (using a cron job), from the command line and in a parsable format. I much…
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Is it safe to publish my OpenID?

I currently have one OpenID that I use from a provider, it's something like: http://www.example.com/miffthefox/ However, I want to be able to type the address of my personal website instead of the OpenID, yet still be able to use example.com as the…
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How do you merge multiple OpenID providers?

Right now, I use myopenid.com, which works just fine, but with Google, Facebook, etc. now providing OpenID, I'd like to merge all my IDs into one. Is this possible or am I missing the point of OpenID completely?
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Two Google accounts in firefox for email/reader/openid

I usually checking my personal gmail account account at work, and I have another gmail account for work/professional purpose. Now I am starting to see more sites using OpenID. The problem I am facing is that I want to check my gmail from firefox,…
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Changing the OpenID provider

So far I have been using MyOpenID as an OpenID provider. Now it announced that it will close down and I will need a new provider. Is there any way to transfer all registrations to the new account or will I have to do it site by site?
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Google account (ie OpenID) on a pendrive

Is it possible to store a Google Account/OpenID details on a USB drive so that instead of typing in the details you can just plug in the USB drive. Without any modification to the Browser. I use different computers a lot, and can't be bothered to…
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Which OpenID provider to pick?

With all the big companies providing users with OpenID's and basic usage and many other companies providing various levels of OpenID support who seems to be the leader in full OpenID support? Currently I use VeriSign which has been in "beta" for…
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Why doesn't disabling Third Party Cookies block authentication sites, LiveID, OpenID, etc

Why doesn't disabling Third Party Cookies block authentication sites, LiveID, OpenID, etc. Trying to not make this political, but I need to explain my motivation to assist those who may answer this. I had been watching the Google/Verizon anti-net…
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Shared OpenID provider for teamwork?

I would like to share a single OpenID within multiple persons, but in a nice safe way (password sharing does not count as safe), exactly like you can share a single Twitter account with CoTweet. Does anyone know an OpenID provider (or relay) that…
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Using id.myowndomain.com as OpenID with DNS settings only

I would like to use id.myowndomain.com as my OpenID URL with DNS settings only. I'm asking how it is done and for some examples of OpenID-providers supporting it. Using Google might be ideal, but I am up for any well used provider. I do not…
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How can I check what e-mail address is tied to my OpenID?

I'm using Yahoo as an OpenID provider, but they give me pretty much zero control over it. I would like to know what e-mail address is tied to said OpenID. (I have a non-Yahoo e-mail account selected as primary, but I'm suspecting Yahoo is not…
Protector one
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How to host an open id authentication server?

I want to host my own open id server (just as an experiment). Does anyone know how to do this?
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Open ID & Person Domain Names

I've got a myOpenID account and I want my OpenID to be myname.com instead of myname.myopenid.com. I've got it working by putting these tags in the header of my website homepage:
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How can you force google openid to authenticate only from a specific google app email?

I am trying to make sense of the way google openid works to no avail for the moment. I have a google app for business with its own domain and an email there. I also have my personal gmail account. When I log in into both accounts then try to…
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