OpenID Help

How to enable OpenID login for your account?

  1. First login to your account on this site. If you have forgotten your password, use 'Request New Password' link on the Login page.
  2. After you login, click on 'My Account' link in the left sidebar.
  3. Click on 'OpenID Identities'.
  4. Enter your OpenID URL in the 'OpenID' box and then click on 'Add an OpenID'
  5. This will take you to your OpenID provider's page to authenticate with them. Refer to the section below for URLs formats for some of the popular OpenID providers.
  6. Once the authentication is complete, you'll be redirected to this web site.
  7. At this stage you should see your OpenID URL listed.

How to login using OpenID URL?

Once you have enabled OpenID for your account, it is very simple to login.

  1. On the 'Login' page simply click on 'Login using OpenID' link.
  2. Enter your OpenID URL
  3. You'll be redirected to your OpenID provider's authentication page
  4. After you complete authentication with your OpenID provider, you'll be automatically redirected to my site

OpenID URL formats for popular OpenID providers

OpenID URL formats
OpenID Provider URL Format
Yahoo! http://yahoo.com
AOL http://openid.aol.com/<screenname>

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