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This page describes Launchpad's role as an [http://openid.net/ OpenID] provider. Launchpad currently supports OpenID [http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html 2.0].  * [[OpenID#faq|Read about known bugs and ideas for improvement]].
 * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/1169|Read the original bug report requesting OpenID in Launchpad]].
 
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= What is OpenID? = = Overview =
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[http://openid.net/ OpenID] is a free and easy way to use a single digital identity across the Internet. With one OpenID you can login to all your favorite websites and forget about online paperwork! Best of all, you can now use your Launchpad account as your single digital identity. You can now use your Launchpad identity to log into into other websites and
services that support [[http://openid.net/|OpenID]].
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 [http://openid.net/what/ Learn more about OpenID] Here's how it works:

 1. You visit a website that supports OpenID and it asks you to log in.
 1. Enter the Launchpad profile URL - ```https://launchpad.net/~your_nickname```
 1. If you're not already logged into Launchpad, it'll ask you to enter your username and password.
 1. Once you're successfully logged into Launchpad, it'll return you to the site you want to use.

Simple! This means that you only need to remember your Launchpad profile URL,
username and password in order to use websites that support OpenID.

We will send your Launchpad nickname to the site, but many simply choose to
display the identity URL. On these, you'll be known as
```https://launchpad.net/~your_nickname```.

Launchpad supports [[http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html|OpenID 2.0]]. Don't worry, you can still log into sites that support older OpenID standards.

[[http://openid.net/what/|Learn more about OpenID]].
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You can use your Launchpad Account on any one of a growing number of sites which support OpenID. You can use Launchpad to log into any of the growing number of sites that support OpenID. These include:
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 [http://openid.net/where/ Learn more about where you can use OpenID]  * Blogs powered by [[http://blogger.com|Blogger]]
 * [[http://pbwiki.com|PBWiki]] - the free wiki hosting service
 * [[http://wordpress.org|Wordpress]] blogs using an OpenID plugin
 * [[http://livejournal.com|LiveJournal]].
 * [[http://sourceforge.net|SourceForge]]
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= What do I have to do to enable it? = Find out more about [[http://openid.net/where/|where you can use OpenID]].
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Nothing! Your existing Launchpad ID is already enabled for your use. '''To protect your privacy, we do not expose your Launchpad account name.''' Instead we use and ID number to link back to your account. = I've come across an error =
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XXX: JoeyStanford - include screenshot of person page showing the private OpenID information If you encounter an error, then it's possible there is a bug in either
Launchpad's or the site's implementation of the OpenID protocol. You can
request help on the ```#launchpad``` FreeNode channel or report the problematic site
by <a href="https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+adquestion">filing a question</a> on Launchpad.
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 Q: Can I log into Launchpad with my existing OpenID?
 A: Unfortunately, not at this time. Launchpad is currently an OpenID Provider (OP) and not a consumer (RP).

 Q: Can I link my existing OpenID to my Launchpad OpenID?
 A: Unfortunately, not at this time.		  * Where may I see a list of bugs filed against Launchpad's OpenID implementation?
  * All of our [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad-project/+bugs?field.tag=openid|OpenID bugs are tagged]] with the {{{openid}}} tag.
 * Can I log into Launchpad with my existing OpenID?
  * Unfortunately, not at this time. Launchpad is currently an OpenID
  Provider (OP) and not a consumer (RP).
 * Can I link my existing OpenID to my Launchpad OpenID?
  * Unfortunately, there is no mechanism today to associate any other
  OpenID's you may have to your Launchpad OpenID.
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 * Can I change my OpenID id?
  * Yes. You can rename your account and that will change your identity URL.
  This means that any sites you used the old URL to login, probably will
  probably consider you a new user. So rename your account with careful review
  of the consequences. You can read more about these by consulting http://idcorner.org/2007/08/22/the-problems-with-openid/ and https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/199069
 * Do you support immediate mode authentication requests?
  * Currently we do not properly support immediate mode since we do not support pre-authorising an RP to avoid the login page. We have some infrastructure to support pre-authorisation, but decided to leave it out because it complicated the UI.

Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Where can I use it?
  3. I've come across an error
  4. FAQs

Overview

You can now use your Launchpad identity to log into into other websites and services that support OpenID.

Here's how it works:

  1. You visit a website that supports OpenID and it asks you to log in.

  2. Enter the Launchpad profile URL - https://launchpad.net/~your_nickname

  3. If you're not already logged into Launchpad, it'll ask you to enter your username and password.
  4. Once you're successfully logged into Launchpad, it'll return you to the site you want to use.

Simple! This means that you only need to remember your Launchpad profile URL, username and password in order to use websites that support OpenID.

We will send your Launchpad nickname to the site, but many simply choose to display the identity URL. On these, you'll be known as https://launchpad.net/~your_nickname.

Launchpad supports OpenID 2.0. Don't worry, you can still log into sites that support older OpenID standards.

Learn more about OpenID.

Where can I use it?

You can use Launchpad to log into any of the growing number of sites that support OpenID. These include:

Find out more about where you can use OpenID.

I've come across an error

If you encounter an error, then it's possible there is a bug in either Launchpad's or the site's implementation of the OpenID protocol. You can request help on the #launchpad FreeNode channel or report the problematic site by <a href="https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+adquestion">filing a question</a> on Launchpad.

FAQs

  • Where may I see a list of bugs filed against Launchpad's OpenID implementation?
  • Can I log into Launchpad with my existing OpenID?
    • Unfortunately, not at this time. Launchpad is currently an OpenID Provider (OP) and not a consumer (RP).
  • Can I link my existing OpenID to my Launchpad OpenID?
    • Unfortunately, there is no mechanism today to associate any other OpenID's you may have to your Launchpad OpenID.

  • Can I change my OpenID id?
  • Do you support immediate mode authentication requests?
    • Currently we do not properly support immediate mode since we do not support pre-authorising an RP to avoid the login page. We have some infrastructure to support pre-authorisation, but decided to leave it out because it complicated the UI.

OpenID (last edited 2008-11-20 17:52:47 by 92-237-59-186)