Identity Account

An Identity Account represents a user who has not created a Personal Account but still wishes to be able to read entries on their Friends Page. They are created when someone logs in using OpenID. This is a good option for a user who wishes not to participate in posting entries to journals but instead commenting only. Identity Accounts are denoted with the icon.

Why would I want an Identity account on LiveJournal?
If you want to be able to comment on LiveJournals but not want to create a Personal LiveJournal Account, you can log in via OpenID and leave comments with an Identity LiveJournal Account.

What can I as an Identity account on LiveJournal?

 * Customize your Journal
 * Edit your User Information
 * Friend accounts
 * Manage your Login Sessions
 * Manage your Public Key
 * Manage your Schools
 * Manage your ToDo List
 * Memorify Entries
 * Post Comments
 * See where your Account lives
 * See the Birthdays of your Friends
 * Upload User Pictures
 * Use the Portal

What Identity Accounts can't do

 * : ban_list, ban_set, ban_unset, be target of set_underage, will be seen as !person in get_maintainer.
 * have an FOAF File.
 * be displayed in FOAF files.
 * have yadis authentication in yadis view.
 * vote in polls.
 * post events via protocol.
 * post backdated entries. (can't post anyway.)
 * be listed in portal birthdays box.
 * add tags.
 * control tags.
 * : be included in chains.
 * have an email address.
 * be present in XMLRPC output from friendgroup listing request.
 * have a journal.
 * be listed in portal friends box.
 * view protected entries on S2 DayPage.
 * have non-delinkified comments.
 * view protected entries on S2 MonthPage.
 * : edit entries.
 * : split friend lists into 3 groups.
 * : create community accounts.
 * : join a community.
 * : manage communities.
 * : be invited to communities.
 * : manage community settings.
 * : change password. (openid accounts don't have passwords by design.)
 * : post mobile posts.
 * : manage tags.
 * : latest posted comments. nor latest received for that matter since they don't have a journal.
 * : view protected entries.

Example: How To Log In to LiveJournal via OpenID from DeadJournal