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 * [[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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= Overview =

You can now use your Launchpad identity to log into into other websites and
services that support [[http://openid.net/|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]].

= Where can I use it? =

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

 * 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]]

Find out more about [[http://openid.net/where/|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.


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= FAQs =

 * 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.		 #redirect YourAccount/OpenID

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