"Your claimID URL is an OpenID URL. This means that you can use your claimID URL to log into websites that support OpenID. Some great OpenID-enabled sites include..." FSDaily ;)

Many services, such as AOL and myOpenID, provide OpenID accounts to use on whatever site that accepts them. You simply type in your OpenID url and hit Enter. But what if your given ID was randomly generated, or the username you wanted wasn’t available?

"The first good example of browser integration for OpenID. It catches phishing attempts by watching out for rogue OpenID consumers that don’t redirect to the right place."

"Well, this is one the landmarks of Web 2.0 and open source. Open ID is an amazing concept and it is catching on fast. OpenID has arisen from the open source community to solve the problems that could not be easily solved by other existing technologies. OpenID is a lightweight method of identifying individuals that uses the same technology framework that is used to identify websites.

"According to the OpenID website, from a consumers point of view OpenID is "the elimination of multiple user names and passwords and a smoother, more secure, online experience. ". What it provides is a single identity for you to use at multiple websites.

"...A new post from Alavilli Praveen on the dev.aol.com site mentions the ongoing and recent upgrades to the AOL account management tools. They have integrated OpenID and have put the functional pieces in place for other AOL products and services to add OpenID via OpenAuth..."

"...I learned a little more about OpenID at this month’s LinuxWorld Conference and Expo [...] For geeks, OpenID is an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity. [...] For individuals, OpenID means the elimination of multiple user names and passwords and a smoother, more secure, online experience.

OpenID is a decentralized authentication protocol that makes it easier for users to access resources in your Java Web applications. In this first half of a two-part article, you'll learn about the OpenID Authentication Specification and walk through the steps of incorporating it into a sample Java application. Rather than implement the OpenID Authentication specification by hand, author J.

Lots of people talk about the OpenID Web site login solution under development by the OpenID Foundation, but not everyone understands it. A handy new Web site aptly named Open ID Explained launched recently that aims to separate fact from fiction and educate the masses about what this project means in the larger picture of Web site user authentication.