JanRain.com - The Only ID You´ll Ever Need

Tired of registering for every new site you come across? No worries, JanRain is here. JanRain has created OpenID, one ID you need for over a thousand sites. You can also create a profile, so that people know more about you than jus the basic user name. They also have other tools you can use such as Schtuff, a site that helps you to create your own wiki. Now, instead of having to remember thousands of passwords and usernames, you if the site uses OpenID, you are ready to use the site automatically.

“JanRain is a team of 11 Internet ninjas who are building the next generation of light-weight identity services for the web. We have been leading the way in developing the emerging OpenID protocol (one username, one password for all of the sites you go to on the Internet) as a means of delivering those services. JanRain´s mission is to provide identity services that help users securely manage, control and innovate their own digital identities with OpenID.”

This is extremely useful with all of the different websites available that make you register first thing if you want to see how the site works. It´s a free tool that makes your life a lot easier.

How will it work with all the different questions and settings registrations generally ask for? Will OpenID be accepted by enough websites to make this a useful tool instead of just one more site to have registration information for?