How do I figure out my Google OpenID URL?

Question

I'm trying to log in to the CakePHP website using Open ID: http://ask.cakephp.org/users/login

The most correct looking URL I've found is: https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id

..but I can't properly determine what I'm supposed to enter for my open ID, as it rejects everything that I try putting in.

Is the cake site just broken, or do I have the wrong URL?

Answer 1

On most sites you can use your Google profile link when logging in to OpenID. E.g. http://www.google.com/profiles/your.name.here

Before Google profile OpenID support you had to use https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id

You can read more about it at Jeff Atwood blog post: Google Offers Named OpenIDs.

However, it appears, that at ask.cakephp.org Google profile URLs are not working. As noted by Greg, if you are logged in to your google account, google.com will work as OpenID url there.

Answer 2

None of the other answers worked for me. However, what did was following the below steps.

NOTE: you should be able to skip some of the steps and go straight to the privacy link.

1. Log into your account in Google
2. Click on the profile down arrow
3. Click the Privacy Link
4. On the right will be the link to your Google Open ID URL
   • Mine was https://plus.google.com/{RANDOM_NUMBER}, where the random number is specific to my profile

Note that you might not get this unless you have a Google+ account.

Answer 3

To use the Google OpenID with Google Apps (in my case, a gmail business package, where my ID is NOT @gmail.com) it was REALLY hidden.

If you visit your account page ( eg https://www.google.com/settings/account ) and view-source, search for "https://profiles.google.com/" There you will find the long mysterious number that is the URL for your OpenID.

Answer 4

Just enter google.com (whomever is your Open ID provider)

EDIT:

Make sure you're logged in to Google (or whomever is your Open ID provider) before entering their address.