As my previous secure OpenID provider Certifi.ca has been offline for months, I decided to switch to MyOpenID.
And so far I think I'll stay with it.
- security-wise it offers both the password-protected as well as more sophisticated SSL/TLS authentication, over an information card or even over GSM
- it offers more then one personae for one account so you can easily choose how to present yourself to diverse sites (e.g. have one more official and one more personal persona)
- also the site looks pretty usable
- it doesn't seem like it's going to bloody disappear in the next year or so! XD
OpenID seems pretty practical, but without a secure layer in between I really wouldn't like to use it – it's just way too tempting for anyone to take erm, "advantage" of the simplicity of its system ;)
hook out → back from walking the dog with my brother and studying Law of Property
Update: MyOpenID will cease in 2013.