Also, I'm a fan of OpenID.

In most cases it seems to me that it's not necessary to prove that that the
user is the user, but rather just a way to attach metadata to an arbitrary
account.

Since the passphrase for my e-mail is something along the lines of "My
favorite animal is the number purple" and it's transmitted over HTTPS. The
only way one would ever get it is either by looking directly at me as I type
it in.

I consider it to be rather secure.

In this particular case, I would rather log into my bank with OpenID than
with their system, seeing that their system is quite a bit less secure (only
allowing 8 characters).


AJ ONeal
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