Do password fields on registration forms need to be masked?

Why and when should registration forms ask for a site specific password if a user registers with a third party IDP like Facebook Connect or Twitter Everywhere?

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    Authentication Rot: Authentication Rot is when a users can’t log into a site because the  site is using some external source for user authentication and that  source goes down. Or changes their code. Or their policies. http://worldpointx.com/2009/05/authentication-rot/

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