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'''OpenID''' is a decentralized [[single sign-on]] system. On OpenID-enabled sites, [[Internet]] users do not need to register and manage a new account for every site before being granted access. Instead, they only need to be previously registered on a website with an OpenID "identity provider", sometimes called an [[i-broker]]. Since OpenID is decentralized, any website can employ OpenID software as a way for users to sign in; OpenID solves the problem without relying on any centralized website to confirm [[digital identity]]. | '''OpenID''' is a decentralized [[single sign-on]] system. On OpenID-enabled sites, [[Internet]] users do not need to register and manage a new account for every site before being granted access. Instead, they only need to be previously registered on a website with an OpenID "identity provider", sometimes called an [[i-broker]]. Since OpenID is decentralized, any website can employ OpenID software as a way for users to sign in; OpenID solves the problem without relying on any centralized website to confirm [[digital identity]]. | ||
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| + | == Companies involved with OpenID == | ||
| + | * [[JanRain.com]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 16 July 2009
OpenID is a decentralized single sign-on system. On OpenID-enabled sites, Internet users do not need to register and manage a new account for every site before being granted access. Instead, they only need to be previously registered on a website with an OpenID "identity provider", sometimes called an i-broker. Since OpenID is decentralized, any website can employ OpenID software as a way for users to sign in; OpenID solves the problem without relying on any centralized website to confirm digital identity.
- ... from Wikipedia:OpenID