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Hardware Based OpenID Service Available

An anonymous reader writes "TrustBearer Labs has announced a new service that lets you use various hardware based security tokens like smartcards and biometric devices with OpenID. A hardware based connection to OpenID allows higher levels of security and makes it easier for the end-user to control their credentials. OpenID is a decentralized cross-site authentication system that has been gaining momentum for quite a while now with major supporters like AOL, Google and Microsoft already announced."

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  1. Re:Security risks? by intangible · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You could have multiple OpenID accounts.  It would be just like having multiple email accounts for authentication.