Many of us will be having accounts with multiple web sites on the internet. Most of the users will use different ID and Password for each of the web site which is bit difficult to remember all the User names and Passwords. OpenID helps you to solve this problem by supporting decentralized digital identity. By using which you can login or sign up for an account in any of the web sites that support OpenID.

OpenID is growing in popularity and use as major sites like Google, AOL, Facebook, Yahoo, etc., are already supporting OpenID. If you already have an account in any of these web sites then you can use your URL as your OpenID. By using OpenID the time required to sign up is reduced and you will have complete control of your identity information. You can give the information that you want, protecting your privacy.

If you do not have an OpenID yet and want to create one then here are 10 cool sites where in you can get an OpenID and ready to manage all your online accounts with one ID.

Personal Identity Provider

This site is powered by the VeriSign Labs you can create your own OpenID in this site with few steps. All that you have to do is just fill in the form and get your OpenID. And you can fill in all the information about you if you wish so. This site features one-click sign-in feature that lets you to sign in to any of the services that accepts the OpenID such that you do have to reveal your password every time you log into the site. You can also track your activity where you have used your OpenID.

MyOpenID

You can create a new OpenID on this site such that you can use this OpenID to Sign-In or Sign-up to an account on the web services that accept OpenID. You can know whether the site accepts OpenID if you see OpenID icon on that site. MyOpenId controls all your personal information and pass information to other sites only if you allow it to do so it uses SSL to securely transfer information over the web.

ClaimID

This site offers you to create a free OpenID to manage your online identity using the OpenID created with this site. Once you have an account with the ClaimID you can use the URL as your OpenID such that you can track your activities on the net and allow any other site to share your information. ClaimID will give your information to other sites only if you allow the site to do so. You can also add sites to the trusted list such that you can share information with your blog sire if any or any other site.

myID.net

This site lets you to create an OpenID such that you can use your own URL as your OpenID. You can login to any of the services which enable OpenID as the number of sites that accept OpenID increases day by day you no longer have to fill up a member form. You can also create a Group ID in this site such that you can manage group ID with only one Group OpenID.

GetOpenID

In this site you can get an OpenID such that you can use this ID to log into any of the sites that allow access to OpenID. GetOpenID supports SSL such that your identity is protected over the web and validated. You can delegate your blog or website URL as an OpenID all that you have to do is copy and paste this code in your blog

<link rel=”openid.server” href=”http://getopenid.com/action/authenticate/”>
<link rel=”openid.delegate” href=”http://getopenid.com//”>

Your blog has to have SSL server to sign on securely and the sites will see you has a new person when you sign on using your GetOpenID.com URL.

iden.tt

You can get a secure and free OpenID from this site. Such that you can use this unique URL as your OpenID to log into any of the services that accepts OpenID. When you first create an OpenID from this site make sure that you create it from a trusted computer because it loads iden.tt certificate to manage the software. You can also login to card space web site of windows with your OpenID.

TrustBearer

You can set up your OpenID in two steps in this site. This site also supports SSL and other authentication devices such that it ensures full protection of your identity. With the use of the physical authentication devices you can ensure that TrustBearer OpenID will protect your identity.

Clavid.ch

This site allows you to create your own OpenID such that you will be having a master key to access all the services that supports OpenID. This site supports SSL such that all the information that you would like to pass on to other web site through this web site will be secure thus protect your privacy and you do not have to remember all the usernames and passwords for each and every site that you sign-up instead you have to remember your OpenID URL. After that for every log in session all that you have to do is type in your OpenID and authenticate with the site to gain access.

LiquidID.net

This is a unique OpenID provider which has a built in spam protection and identity protection that enables you to manage your personal identity on the Internet. You can login or sign-up with OpenID enabled sites using your unique LiquidID.

AKA

You can register for an OpenID with this site such that you can manage all of your online identities using the OpenID. With the OpenID you can share the information with your family and friends securely and also able to log in to sites that enable OpenID. The AKA tool will automatically update your contact information to the Outlook or any other like services such that you can keep all your contact information on various networks with this tool.

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