LuxSci has allowed use of OpenIDs provided by third parties for access to user accounts since December.  Proper use of OpenIDs can make logging into sites such as LuxSci both faster and more secure.

Now, LuxSci is also an OpenID Provider. This means that you can create an OpenID based on your existing LuxSci account that can be used as a single sign on to any other web site that supports OpenID.

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Now that LuxSci supports OpenID as an option for logging into WebMail, it raises the questions:  “Just how secure is OpenID?” and “Does this new technology allow for more secure logins?”  In short, the security of OpenID can vary from very poor to extremely iron-clad. OpenID does allow you to make your logins to WebMail “bullet-proof”, if you set things up appropriately.

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