It Is All about Identity (Whatever the Sphere)
Identity transfer protocols are just vehicles for data transfer Just Identity Identity transfer protocols are just vehicles for data transfer Must not determine the nature of an individual identity Digital identities are more valuable as they are more widely assertable Inter-{change|operability|connection} is unavoidable Practical Legal Market The sooner we react the better
A Few Use Cases (From just those with SAML in common) InfoCard The obvious usability cases IdP/AA resolver OpenID Attribute query bootstrapping Aggregating user control OAuth Access to non-web resources Initial enrollment RADIUS Authentication in non-web environments Leveraged authorization X.509 Derived personal certificates PKI-based attribute authorities
EMC2/Mobility/GN3… Discussions ongoing on back-channels for network access in TF-Mobility Interconnecting InfoCard and eduroam The identity hubs in SIR, WAYF.DK,… The Beyond WebSSO work-item in TF-EMC2 Kerberos Dynamic LDAP SAML ECP DAMe and its successor(s) Specific tasks inside GN3 JRA3T2 Originally, on “user centric identity” Play with the technology and explore the policies
A global initiative to drive interoperability among identity protocols …Concordia… A global initiative to drive interoperability among identity protocols Originated inside Liberty Looking far beyond Driven by use cases Several collected Some demonstrated Proposal of an Identity Metasystem http://www.projectconcordia.org/
Collaboration models and requirements Identifier assessment Trust LoAs …And REFEDS? Collaboration models and requirements Hubs, gateways, credential services,… Identifier assessment Cross-border cases Trust Does PMA style make sense here? LoAs Protocols and transitivity Procedures and common semantics External (big) providers Reciprocity
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