OpenID is an okay thing to have around as an alternate "backup" type of sign-in option. It seems to be most useful for people whose set default MO is to use th

OpenID is an okay thing to have around as an alternate "backup" type of sign-in option. It seems to be most useful for people whose set default MO is to use the same username and password for most of their online accounts; typical users. But OpenID does have its issues. Obviously trusting one provider with all of your username and password credentials isn't the best idea. I think, however, that having an OpenID URL is a good idea. But the better idea is to give new users their own unique ID on your site, and to allow them the option to link it to some other previously established online ID. Not by default. In fact, information auditing doesn't really work without the rule of three: which (at some level) includes the separation of power from control.