Next step on the journey into the world of Online Identity - I'm running for Vice-Chair of the IDESG Plenary. For those of you who don't know, IDESG is a newly-formed non-profit whose mission is to achieve part of the US National Strategy for Trusted Identity in Cyberspace (NSTIC). The working groups of the Plenary … Continue reading Running for IDESG Plenary Vice-Chair
Author: Andrew Hughes
I am exploring the world of mobile digital credentials and trusted identity information management. The internet is changing as authentic identity becomes engrained in risk management equations for online services. My background is in IT security, identity information management, Government IT and systems thinking. My goal for the moment is to find patterns and order in the chaos as new paradigms and architectures for privacy-protective solutions evolve. It's going to be a wild ride.
Portable Identity Information and Interoperable Credentials: How will we shift the burden of complexity away from your mom’s keyboard?
Often-cited target states for federated identity and credential solutions include statements like: "Credentials must be interoperable"; "Identity Information must be portable"; "Users must have choice in number, type and source of credential"; "User must have control over disclosure and use of identifying information"; "Usage of credential must not be traceable back to the user, if … Continue reading Portable Identity Information and Interoperable Credentials: How will we shift the burden of complexity away from your mom’s keyboard?
UMA and OpenID Connect plugins for Apache Server
The crowd-sourced funding campaign to create an UMA and OpenID Connect plugin for Apache server was successful. Mike from gluu.org reports that progress on the OIDC plugin is good, and the UMA plugin will begin soon. To commemorate the success of the campaign, Mike commissioned a local Austin artist JP Verdijo (JP's Facebook page) to … Continue reading UMA and OpenID Connect plugins for Apache Server
IDIM Musings 