2006-12-20 12:41:27 +01:00
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OpenID is a decentralized identity system, but one that's actually
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decentralized and doesn't entirely crumble if one company turns evil
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or goes out of business.
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An OpenID identity is just a URL. You can have multiple identities in
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the same way you can have multiple URLs. All OpenID does is provide a
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2016-05-19 12:53:05 +02:00
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way to prove that you own a URL (identity).
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2006-12-20 12:41:27 +01:00
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Anybody can run their own site using OpenID, and anybody can be an
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OpenID server, and they all work with each other without having to
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register with or pay anybody to "get started". An owner of a URL can
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pick which OpenID server to use.
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WWW: http://www.openidenabled.com/openid/libraries/perl/
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