The top response on Quora is enlightening: http://www.quora.com/What-s-wrong-with-OpenID http://www.quora.com/What-s-wrong-with-OpenID (also, it's annoying that

The top response on Quora is enlightening: http://www.quora.com/What-s-wrong-with-OpenID http://www.quora.com/What-s-wrong-with-OpenID (also, it's annoying that I can't directly link to a response on Quora). I really agree with the breakdown there. It's an over-engineered solution to a problem that doesn't really solve it all that well. I also use it to log into SO and the related sites, but frankly it's a PITA. I don't use OpenID to log into HN, and I never have to type in my credentials here, since my browser has the cookie saved. I also use a password manager, so OpenID doesn't offer any additional security to me. As for privacy, the potential problems are too abstract for me to understand. I'm technical, but I don't understand OpenID on a deep level. I'd hardly expect your casual home user to know this either. OpenID seems like a product that was designed in a vacuum, and should have had a stronger vision behind it. It's put together well, but the thing as a whole just doesn't do what it needs to do.