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jamesbritt
on Oct 11, 2009
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Poll: What do you think of OpenID?
I use it if have to. Prefer the choice of selecting different names/passwords for different sites.
jf
on Oct 11, 2009
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Why?
expnsv_hdphns
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Choosing separate usernames and passwords for each site allows you to form only bilateral trust relationships with all those sites. OpenID requires multilateral trust, which is more complicated.
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