Skribit Blog

The Skribit team has been busy for the last few weeks and now we have something big to show for it. Our latest release has several notable new features but I want to focus on one of those now: OpenID and Clickpass support.

OpenID is a free online identity service allowing users to manage and use a single digital identity on many OpenID-supported websites without the need for remembering additional accounts and passwords. To begin using OpenID, you will need an OpenID provider. Many providers exist but chances are you already have an account with a company (such as AOL or Yahoo!) that provides OpenID service.

Once you have setup an OpenID account you are given a special URL to login with. You can use that URL on Skribit, as well as with other OpenID-supported websites, and you will automatically be logged in after authenticating your OpenID account.

This release also includes support for Clickpass. Clickpass is an OpenID provider and also has technology allowing users to login to Clickpass-supported sites with a single click.

Visit the Skribit login page to try out your OpenID account. If you have any questions about OpenID leave us a comment or checkout a post on my blog about why I’ve started using OpenID.

Looking for extra security? Try using Verisign as your OpenID provider and pair your account with a Paypal Security Key for two-factor authentication.