How do I get an OpenID?
Surprise! You may already have one. If you use any of the following services, you already have your own OpenID:
AOL
- openid.aol.com/screenname
Blogger
- blogname.blogspot.com
Flickr
- www.flickr.com/photos/username
LiveDoor
- profile.livedoor.com/username
LiveJournal
- username.livejournal.com
Orange (France Telecom)
- http://openid.orange.fr/
SmugMug
- username.smugmug.com
Technorati
- technorati.com/people/technorati/username
Vox
- member.vox.com
Yahoo
- http://openid.yahoo.com
WordPress.com
- username.wordpress.com
Well Known & Simple Providers
If you don’t have an OpenID yet, here are a few which are generally recommended by various members of the community. In the end you should choose a Provider from a company which you trust. We realize this list isn’t perfect and plan to evolve it into a more useful tool. If you’re curious about the technology behind various providers, you can look at a guide comparing provider feature sets.
ClaimID
claimID is the free, easy way to manage your online identity with OpenID.
myOpenID
Secure, free, hosted OpenID server by JanRain.
VeriSign’s Personal Identity Provider
Free OpenID Provider with support for multi-factor authentication.
myID.net
Free OpenID Provider with support for groups and Korean language.
myVidoop
Free OpenID Provider that eliminates passwords with security features, customization, and browser integration.
All Providers
For a list of more OpenID Providers, check the list on the wiki. We don’t make any guarantees about the providers listed, though most are quite good.
Roll Your Own
Of course, you can always use your own URI, blog URL, website, etc as your OpenID. Delegation is the simplest way to get up and running with OpenID and Sam Ruby wrote a great tutorial. Delegation requires nothing more than an OpenID Provider and some basic HTML. If you’re wanting to host your own OpenID Provider, you’ll also need some coding experience. phpMyID is a simple open source PHP script that lets you fully host your own Provider. If you’re wanting to do something more complex, check out our page on OpenID for Developers.