Yahoo Triples OpenID Accounts To Over 370 Million
OpenID is the single sign on frame work that allows users to use a single Identity across the web. It works by assigning your details to a domain.
So far Yahoo is the biggest company to join the OpenID revolution! Previously there were about 120 million users using the framework, but now that total has almost tripled!
Got a YahooID? Get your OpenID.
The service will be available on January 30, says Yahoo. But in public beta. This will allow Yahoo users to log in to more than 9,000 OpenId compliant websites. Yahoo will also be integrating their Sign-In Seal feature, meaning users can view an uploaded image before giving over credentials - the feature is widely used by financial institutions and is designed to reduce the effectiveness of phishing attempts.
This is great news for OpenID. Come on all the others. Especially Digg who have been rumored as integrating OpenID into their site for months.
[...] In addition to the news from earlier this week that Yahoo has joined the OpenID movement. [...]