Interesting trends are emerging in the Online Identity circles I travel. One trend is the shift away from formalized, enterprise, centrally-regulated Federations towards ad-hoc, consumption-driven, transaction-oriented architectures and policies. On one hand, I see advancement in 'formal Federation', which I will loosely define as a pre-evaluated structuring of centrally defined requirements and criteria, realized as … Continue reading Why is online identity such a hot subject? Thoughts on current trends.
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Trust Framework as Information Sharing – A thought experiment
Over the last year, I've been thinking about the nature, structure and governance models of Trust Frameworks. The work that I do with IDESG focused on establishing an 'Identity Ecosystem'. Which, in effect, means finding ways for existing and new Identity federations, Trust Frameworks and standalone Identity Solutions (the Ecosystem Participants) to exchange information (assertions) with their … Continue reading Trust Framework as Information Sharing – A thought experiment
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?
IDIM Musings 