The Federated Case

Submitted by doc on Thu, 07/07/2005 - 00:24.

Linux in Government: Understanding Federated Identity Management, Tom Adelstein's latest essay in Linux Journal. In response to the question What's Federated Identity Management (FIM)?, he says,

Actually, we should be asking how important is FIM. It's the lynchpin of digital convergence and probably one of the most important technologies of the modern era. Soon, we will begin to swim in digital television, multifunctional phones, devices of all kinds, and at the core of making all these things work together with our computer networks and the Internet lies identity management. At the core of identity management lies federation.

Then he outlines what's happening OASIS, SAML, WS-I, Microsoft, IBM, Ping Identity and SourceID, and how open source fits into the picture. He concludes,

We all might find some difficulty in finalizing our thoughts on federated identity management. Perhaps the momentum behind the standards and the technology could change, and we might wind up with a totally different solution that the ones existing today. Most people in the technology field will say that once people start down a certain road, though, they seem compelled to stay on it. I tend to think that the three standards will merge or learn to co-exist.

At the moment, federated identity management is becoming the next buzz word on the street. Those who do not know about it or understand it might find themselves challenged in their careers. I hope this article gives you a start on the path toward researching it.

Other starts include (in no particular order)...

I thought that was going to be a short list. Whew.

Should help the rest of ya'll to write stuff about what's happening with Digital Identity too, or to get involved in some of the conversations and projects linked above.

doc's blog

London

Submitted by milf (not verified) on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 23:03.

When they gonna stop blow everything?

London

Submitted by young (not verified) on Fri, 07/06/2007 - 23:56.

When they gonna stop blow everything?

London

Submitted by ejaculation (not verified) on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 19:53.

Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a vehicle at the hospital treating a suspect in the attack on Scotland's busiest airport. Officers also made a fifth arrest in the airport attack and a foiled car bomb plot in London.