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AOL Now Supports OpenID

Posted by Zonk on from the making-progress dept.

Nurgled writes "On Sunday John Panzer announced that AOL now has experimental OpenID server support. This means that every AOL user now has an OpenID identifier. OpenID is a decentralized cross-site authentication system which has been growing in popularity over the last few months. AOL is the first large provider to offer OpenID services, and though they do not currently accept logins to their services with OpenID identifiers from elsewhere, they are apparently working on it. The next big challenge for OpenID proponents is teaching AOL's userbase how to make use of this new technology."

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  1. redundant acronym syndrome RAS by evilbessie · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll have a personal Identification PIN number please, what the hell is an OpenID identifier if not an OpenID ID?

    1. Re:redundant acronym syndrome RAS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I don't see what your problem is with "personal identification PIN number"; I use mine every time I go withdraw money from the automated teller ATM machine.

  2. Cool... by Spyder_Snyper · · Score: 4, Funny

    So the idea is pretty cool... Now that you've got an OpenID, you could go ahead and use that login on whatever else supports OpenID. The problem lies with the fact that 50% of AOL's userbase doesn't even own a computer. According to some stats that AOL released some time ago...

  3. Re:Why would we want OpenID? by networkBoy · · Score: 3, Funny
    It's a non-issue.
    From TFS:

    The next big challenge for OpenID proponents is teaching AOL's userbase how to make use of this new technology good luck with that one...
    Brings back thoughts of eternal september
    -nB
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  4. Uh oh by Conspiracy_Of_Doves · · Score: 4, Funny

    The next big challenge for OpenID proponents is teaching AOL's userbase how to make use of this new technology.

    I think I see the flaw in your plan.

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    Technoli