Word of the Week 5.26.09: OpenID
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 3:53PM 
The original technology for this week’s Word of the Week was developed in May 2005.
OpenID replaces the common log-in process (login-name and password) with one unique identifier. An OpenID gives users "single sign-on" access to multiple software systems with one ID. Websites that offer "OpenID login" provide only one field for the OpenID, and often display the OpenID logo 
. OpenID technology is free and is not proprietary. The official OpenID website: http://openid.net.
OpenID Providers and OpenID Examples:
AOL: openid.aol.com/screenname
Blogger: blogname.blogspot.com
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/username
For a list of OpenID providers, visit http://openid.net/get.
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