Microsoft, Google, and Apple are trying to kill the password, and now cellular operators are joining the bandwagon. The four major US mobile carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US, and Verizon Wireless — have banded together for a new authentication system that would manage your logins without even having to enter a password. Called ZenKey, the system works just like any other single sign-on service (SSO), including those from Google, Facebook, Twitter, and most recently Apple, in that it lets you approve login requests from other websites and apps on a device you own, thereby entirely eliminating the need for passwords.…
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