Think of OpenID as a single username+password combination that lets you log into hundreds of websites including Digg, Blogger, WordPress, Technorati, etc.
And unlike traditional web forms that require you to type both the user name and password, you just need to type a personal URL in the OpenID login box.
OpenID Concept: Learn about OpenID in plain English.
OpenID Working Demo: How to use OpenID across different websites:
OpenID Presentation cum tutorial - delivered at OSCON ‘07.
Get an OpenID: Here’s an easy way to get an OpenID that is the same as your blog URL:
Step 1: Visit myOpenID and create your profile - it will be something like xxx.myopenid.com
Step 2: Open the HTML source code of your blog / website and add the following lines of code:
<link href=”http://www.myopenid.com/server” rel=”openid.server” />
<link href=”http://xxx.myopenid.com” rel=”openid.delegate” />
Replace xxx with the user name that you created in Step 1. Save and you are done. Your blog URL is now your OpenID. Thanks Abhijit
The other option is to use your own website as an OpenID URL with phpMyID but that requires access to your web hosting space.
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/openid-for-dummies-get-personal-openid-url/1892/
web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org
Reader Comments
I am impressed totally. Not only by the concept; but also by the presentation!
Written by Lakshman on 12.06.07
Thanks Amit! For those who would like to learn about Open ID in Hindi, our blogzine Nirantar had published a primer on the subject in Dec 2006. The URL is link .
Written by Debashish on 12.07.07
yes ! openid is the way to go and i have used openid on my blog and i run my own openid server with phpMyID
you can see it in action on my blog :-)
Written by taggy on 12.07.07
Awesome tips once again Amit. I have had mixed opinions about the whole ” OpenID ” thing, but these days I’m leaning more in support for it.
PS: You didn’t mention where to insert the code. I assume its between the tags ? Is that it?
Written by Naser on 12.07.07
Awesome! Im impressed…I had just wasted by precious time today in finding a software for multi log in. As you have come up with this..I guess it will save a lot of our time..
Written by Manpreet Singh on 12.08.07
I don’t see it in Digg. Where did you see a openID login in Digg ?
Written by Vivek on 12.08.07
Thanks for this useful tip.
1) I repeat the question of comment #4 that is
“Where to Insert the Code”( in between head tags?)
2)Can we Create more than One OpenID?
Written by Shailendra on 12.08.07
Dumb question maybe. Does this have something to do with the open social apis that google released recently?
The concept sounds similiar.
Written by Vineet on 12.09.07
Jeez, if it was that simple - why on earth has no one told me before now? Thanks Amit!
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick on 12.10.07
That myvidoop video is a great resource to explain to noobs the concepts of OpenID.
Thanks for your post.
Written by HeavyLight on 01.04.08
Thanks for that great tip, not sure why its works though but thanks again - I assume it does not matter where we put that code?
Written by SirMarjAlot on 01.14.09