and doesn't wish to setup their own provider. I get that that is definitely not an easy thing to do, but an OpenID implementation doesn't have to force users t

and doesn't wish to setup their own provider. I get that that is definitely not an easy thing to do, but an OpenID implementation doesn't have to force users to log in through some major social network, and I feel like your statement asserts that. (but even with that addendum, I agree, you'll probably still end up wanting to support password based login as a service provider. But as a user, I greatly appreciated not having to constantly get my password manager to meet some random list of requirements.)