On the Web Horizon: Trade All Your User IDs and Passwords for One Click Login...

http://mashable.com/2012/03/20/oneid/

It can be quite challenging remembering every login set of user IDs and passwords you have...but that may be changing in the near future.  OneID is being developed by Steve Kirsch as a one click entrance into whatever site you like eliminating the need to keep track of multiple login information.  Access to everything would be streamlined and simplified...but is your private information safe?

Yes, the best part is that it is safer than the present way people are accessing sites that keep their private information centrally stored.  OneID identifies you instead through the known devices that you use for verification. Since OneID does not have central storage for private data, hackers will have a tougher time getting anything confidential. According to Mashable.com, "OneID uses a combination of advanced asymmetric cryptography that works to identify a user through multiple electronic devices including computer, cell phone and tablet device. The devices work together to keep a user’s private information protected."

Will this be the new identity standard and will websites welcome the idea of a click through OneID button for users?  "Websites that opt to use OneID’s system will store verification codes, which are useless to hackers because those codes don’t contain any secret information." Sounds like it could eliminate some of the security issues facing websites in an ever changing digital world.  Might be a win win for all...except the hackers....
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source:  http://mashable.com/2012/03/20/oneid/