Fear, Uncertainty and Liability Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Trust Framework

July 29, 2013 ~ Andrew Hughes ~ Leave a comment

I read an excellent White Paper on The Vocabulary of Identity Systems Liability, published by OIX, The Open Identity Exchange. The lead authors are Thomas Smedinghoff, Mark Deem and Sam Eckland. Liability is often named as the unknowable threat to the viability of federated identity arrangements. The uncertainty around liability is partially caused by lack … Continue reading Fear, Uncertainty and Liability Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Trust Framework

#IDESG MIT plenary day 2

July 25, 2013July 26, 2013 ~ Andrew Hughes ~ 1 Comment

Good productive day at IDESG today. The slides I made up last week to help frame the discussion around the Trust Framework Trustmark committee and the development of a work plan seem to be a hit. They bring the context from the NSTIC strategy and develop a narrative from there that frames up a probable … Continue reading #IDESG MIT plenary day 2

IDESG Plenary in Boston

July 23, 2013July 26, 2013 ~ Andrew Hughes ~ 2 Comments

On my way to MIT for the IDESG plenary meeting. It promises more progress as folks are getting settled in to make progress. As Secretary of the Trust Framework and Trustmark Committee, I'm responsible for keeping the wheel turning. It is challenging for everyone, since the mandate of the group can be interpreted in many … Continue reading IDESG Plenary in Boston