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'''DRAFT: Work in progress.'''
 * This feature is not yet live. See [https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/1169 Bug 1169] for details.		 '''DRAFT: This guide is a work in progress for a feature we're releasing into beta test with Launchpad 1.2.3'''
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---- {i} '''We're beta testing this feature. Please help us find bugs!'''
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'''This feature is in Beta Test. Please help us find bugs!'''
 * Please see the FAQs below for known bugs and improvement ideas.		  * [: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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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]. Using Launchpad, you can log into other websites and services that support [http://openid.net/ OpenID]. In OpenID terms, Launchpad is an OpenID provider.
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= What is OpenID? = Here's how it works:
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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 many of your favorite websites and forget about online paperwork! Best of all, you can now use your Launchpad account as your single digital identity on sites supporting OpenID.  1. You visit a website that supports OpenID and it asks you to log in.
 1. Enter the Launchpad login URL - ```https://login.launchpad.net/```
 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.
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 [http://openid.net/what/ Learn more about OpenID] Simple! This means that you only need to remember your Launchpad username and password in order to use websites that support OpenID.

There are a couple of things you need to know:

 * Launchpad supports [http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html 2.0]. Don't worry, you can still log into sites that support older OpenID standards.
 * OpenID is already enabled in your Launchpad account, if you're a member of the [:BetaTesting:Launchpad beta test] team.

[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].
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= What do I have to do to enable and use it? = Find out more about [http://openid.net/where/ where you can use OpenID].
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Your existing Launchpad account is already enabled for your use, simply enter the following as your OpenID {{{
https://login.launchpad.net}}}		 = I've come across an error =
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If you encounter an error, it probably means that the site does not support OpenID 2.0. To Login to these sites, go to [https://launchpad.net/people/+me your person page] and, from the "''OpenID login:''" field, copy your OpenID URL and paste that into the OpenID Login prompt. {{{
https://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxx}}}		 If you encounter an error, it probably means that the site does not support OpenID 2.0.
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Note that this id is case-sensitive. To log in to these sites, visit [https://launchpad.net/people/+me your profile page] and copy the URL from the "''OpenID login:''" field, then paste it into the OpenID Login prompt.

For example: {{{https://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxx}}}

{i} '''Note:''' this id is case-sensitive.
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With OpenID, you can easily set your webpage or blog up as an identity URL using [http://wiki.openid.net/Delegation delegation]. By inserting a little bit of code into your blog or website, you can easily make your blog or website your OpenID. If you prefer, you can easily make a page on your website into your OpenID identity URL, while still using Launchpad as the underlying provider.
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Rather than presenting your Launchpad OpenID, you'd enter your openid as {{{http://mywebsite.com}}}. Launchpad will still be providing the backend so you'll be asked for your password by Launchpad. However, when you show up as a commenter on, for example, a Livejournal thread, the openid displayed will be your personal blog or website. All your need to do is insert a snippet of markup between the ```<head>``` and ```<\head>``` elements of one of your web pages:
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To set your blog or website up as a delegate, simply add this snippet of code into the <head> of your page. It will need to go between the <head> and </head> elements on the page.
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<meta http-equiv="X-XRDS-Location" content="https://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxx/+xrds" />}}} <meta http-equiv="X-XRDS-Location" content="https://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxx/+xrds" />
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You'll need to replace the {{{http://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxxx}}} with your actual Launchpad OpenID. {i} '''Note:''' You'll need to replace the {{{http://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxxx}}} with your actual Launchpad OpenID.
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Now, rather than presenting your Launchpad OpenID, you can enter your OpenID as {{{http://mywebsite.com}}}. When you show up as a commenter - on LiveJournal, for example - it'll display your web page as your OpenID. However, as Launchpad is still providing the back-end, you'll still need to log-in at Launchpad.

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DRAFT: This guide is a work in progress for a feature we're releasing into beta test with Launchpad 1.2.3

{i} We're beta testing this feature. Please help us find bugs!

Overview

Using Launchpad, you can log into other websites and services that support [http://openid.net/ OpenID]. In OpenID terms, Launchpad is an OpenID provider.

Here's how it works:

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

  2. Enter the Launchpad login URL - https://login.launchpad.net/

  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 username and password in order to use websites that support OpenID.

There are a couple of things you need to know:

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

  • OpenID is already enabled in your Launchpad account, if you're a member of the [:BetaTesting:Launchpad beta test] team.

[http://openid.net/what/ 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 [http://openid.net/where/ where you can use OpenID].

I've come across an error

If you encounter an error, it probably means that the site does not support OpenID 2.0.

To log in to these sites, visit [https://launchpad.net/people/+me your profile page] and copy the URL from the "OpenID login:" field, then paste it into the OpenID Login prompt.

For example: https://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxx

{i} Note: this id is case-sensitive.

XXX: JoeyStanford - maybe include a doctored screenshot of person page showing the private OpenID information

How do I delegate my OpenID?

XXX: JoeyStanford - untested but should work.

If you prefer, you can easily make a page on your website into your OpenID identity URL, while still using Launchpad as the underlying provider.

All your need to do is insert a snippet of markup between the <head> and <\head> elements of one of your web pages: 

<link rel="openid.server" href="https://login.launchpad.net/" />
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="https://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxxx" />
<meta http-equiv="X-XRDS-Location" content="https://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxx/+xrds" />

{i} Note: You'll need to replace the http://login.launchpad.net/+id/xxxxxxxx with your actual Launchpad OpenID.

Now, rather than presenting your Launchpad OpenID, you can enter your OpenID as http://mywebsite.com. When you show up as a commenter - on LiveJournal, for example - it'll display your web page as your OpenID. However, as Launchpad is still providing the back-end, you'll still need to log-in at Launchpad.

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FAQs

  • Where may I see a list of bugs filed against Launchpad's OpenID implementation?
  • Where may I see a list of new features planned for 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?
    • No. The identifiers are immutable and not reused as a security measure. If you want to use a different login URL, see the delegation section above.
  • 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)