Topic: Digital Identity
Dick Hardt is founder and CEO of Sxip Networks, developers of SXIP, the Simple eXtensible Identity Protocol. At Digital Identity World 2004, Scott Mace talked with Hardt about why SXIP decided to build its own federated identity system, rather than go with the SAML-based Liberty Allliance; why the mechanism of separating asserting ones' identity from the authentication mechanism is the path to true digital identities on the Web; how Slashdot karma could be an alternative currency; transferring reputations from one social network to another; where SXIP and Identity Commons complement each other, and where they compete; privacy considerations when using SAML and SXIP; and why technology such as SXIP may shape future privacy legislation.
"Identity Management Beyond People," a presentation by Gordon Eubanks, presitent and CEO of Oblix, Inc., at Digital Identity World 2004. (Audio from IT Conversations)
From Digital Identity World 2004 on IT Conversations: a keynote presentation entitled The Next Challenge: Safety and Simplicity of Internet Identities by Art Coviello, president and CEO of RSA Security.
Scott Mace's Opening Move on IT Conversations: Scott interviews Kim Cameron at Digital Identity World. Kim leads the development of Active Directory and Microsoft's other identity initiatives. They talk about Microsoft's new Infocard initiative, which aims to provide a common identity creation and management experience on Microsoft platforms. Scott also talks with Cameron about the lessons learned from Passport, the shortcomings of today's digital certificates, federated identities, and Cameron's own blogging plans.
Identity Management Hits the Fast Track -- Phil Becker's opening remarks from Digital ID World 2004. Part of IT Conversations' audio archives of the event.
RFID -- Radio Frequency Identification -- is transforming the way companies track inventory, artwork and even law briefs, but some fear it could be used for more "Orwellian" pursuits. A panel of leading technology developers and pioneer end-user corporations explores this promising and yet maligned emerging technology that both empowers consumers and raises privacy issues.
This presentation is part of a series of events produced by SofTECH.
Business is increasingly distributed. We work in shifting teams separated by organization boundaries and geography, in organizations increasingly dependent on independent contractors, telecommuters, and outsourcers. How can technology help rather than hinder those processes? Will the grand visions of Web services and federated digital identity become realities? Can any vendor make money in an increasingly standards-based, commoditized marketplace? And what happens to the people involved as centralized organizations are blown apart?
Andre explains his vision for how real-world federated identity will be deployed. His for-profit Ping Identity Corporation develops the software, which it then makes available using an open-source model from SourceID.org. The company also manages the shared network infrastrcture of PingID, which is the membership-driven entity that solves the scalability problem of the legal issues (managing the number of relationships that otherwise increases at an n-squared rate).
Phil explains the difference between "identity management" and "management by identity" and how digital ID has moved beyond rudimentary single sign-on (SSO) into federation across administrative and corporate boundaries. Topics in this interview include the Liberty Alliance, SAML, privacy regulation, the role of digital ID in security, and the identity of "things," not just people. Phil also looks to the future, discussing the role of trust ("it can't be built, manufactured, or bought"), and standards ("we're compressing a four- to six-year process into three years").
Mark provides an in-depth introduction to Radio Frequency ID tags--the hottest, new, but 50 year-old technology. Why has it taken so long? Mark says it's been the high cost and lack of standards. In this interview we dig into the privacy concerns that have been raised regarding RFID usage, and look at some of the more unusual successful RFID deployments such as how the Scottish Courage brewery tagged its kegs and thereby saved US$14 million--enough to fund the acquisition of another brewery.
