Project Zenkey to Use Phones to Authenticate

The idea is that your phone and phone number will act as a secure identifier.     I like the general idea, but expect general mistrust in large carriers will emerge.

The four big US carriers want to help you get rid of passwords, but you’ll have to wait

Project Verify is now ZenKey   By Jay Peters in theVerge

Last September, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon announced Project Verify, a way to log into apps without making a new account or password by instead relying on your smartphone to authenticate your identity. Think of it like the buttons you’ve likely seen that let you sign into apps and websites using your Facebook or Google account. Now, Project Verify has an official name — ZenKey — and it’s starting to roll out, albeit very slowly.  ... "