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Identifiers and Authentication - Smart Credential Choices to Protect Digital Identity

In a digital age, the reality is that simple identifiers (e.g., e-mail addresses, login names, and identification numbers) are used without any protection and should be considered public information even though they point to a specific individual. In addition to the increase in public exposure of such data, the provisions...

Tags: Smart Card, Authentication, Digital Identity, Smart Card Alliance, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security

White papers 2009-09-25

Analysis - Biometrics: Digital Identity

IBS has covered the progress of biometric technology in the banking sector twice before, and on both occasions the bank installing biometric technology was in the Middle East. Cairo Amman Bank was the first in the world to adopt an iris biometric identification management system from Irisguard (IBS, July/August 2008),...

Tags: Middle East, Biometric Identification, Analysis, Digital Identity, IBS Publishing, IBS, Biometrics, Banking, Security, Financial Services

White papers 2009-02-01

Secured Identity, the Next Disruptive Technology in IT Security

OpenTrust places trusted digital identities at the root of each information system component, be this the network and each active network component (router, hub etc.), the workstation or device (PC, Laptop, Smart phone, etc.), the user (or to be more precise the digital identity that will be used by the...

Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Digital Identity, OPENTRUST, Smart Phones, Security, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

White papers 2009-02-01

Privacy in the Clouds: A White Paper on Privacy and Digital Identity

Informational self-determination refers to the ability of individuals to exercise personal control over the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information by others. It forms the basis of modern privacy laws and practices around the world. All organizations that collect and use personal data must accommodate the legitimate interests...

Tags: Information Management, Privacy, Digital Identity, Security

White papers 2008-05-01

Automatic Compliance of Privacy Policies in Federated Digital Identity Management

Privacy in the digital world is an important problem which is becoming even more pressing as new collaborative applications are developed. The lack of privacy preserving mechanisms is particularly problematic in federated identity management contexts. In such a context, users can seamlessly interact with a variety of federated web services,...

Tags: Compliance, Identity Federation, Digital Identity

White papers 2008-02-01

Social nets and identity fragmentation

faberNovel Consulting has mapped out some trends in social networking and digital identity. The research paper PDF here titled "Social network websites: best practices from leading services," compares LinkedIn and Xing and Match.com and Meetic. The research paper also touches on the how identity is changed by...

Tags: Fragmentation, Identity, Digital Identity, faberNovel Consulting, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-12-02

Digital Identities and the Promise of the Technology Trio: PKI, Smart Cards, and Biometrics

This paper looks at one of the evolving crimes of the digital age; identity theft. It argues and explains that if three key technologies were implemented together namely biometrics, smart cards, and PKI, then they can deliver a robust and trusted identification and authentication infrastructure. The paper concludes that such...

Tags: Smart Card, Authentication, Digital Identity, E-business, Science Publications, Authentication/Encryption, PKI, Biometrics, Digital Security, Smart Cards, E-government, Identity Theft, Security, Web Technology, Network Security, Government, Networking

White papers 2007-05-30

Podcast Potpourri

If youre interested in some terrific audio examinations of several of the topics irregularly covered here, be sure to check out these current offerings:on attention, the "Who Owns You" panel from Supernova 2006, at IT Conversationson digital identity, the PodLeaders interview with Kim Cameron (if digital identity is your thing,...

Tags: Uncategorized, Copyright, Identity, Licenses, Podcasting, Syndication, Attention, digital identity

Blog posts 2007-01-27

There's a user in there somewhere

This piece by Robert Young (on Om Malik's blog) caught my eye this morning. The blog entry outlines why social networks are the "new media," but it does so by highlighting the importance of digital identities.My interest in this should come as no surprise, especially in light of my recent...

Tags: digital identity, Web 2.0

Blog posts 2006-05-30

Stealth MXP: Comprehensive Digital Identities in One Device

Security tokens have been used for strong authentication of individuals to systems. They have traditionally come in many forms including smart cards, USB keys, biometric readers, and one-time-password devices. Despite the multitude of capabilities and form factors of tokens that have appeared in the market they have all been limited...

Tags: Digital Identity, MXI Security, MXP, Security

White papers 2006-04-06

Welcome to the Digital ID World blog

There are many formal definitions of Digital Identity (see here, and here, for examples.) Here at Digital Id World, you will find that Eric and I have one of the largest conceptual views of digital identity and its significance to networked computing that you will find anywhere. Given that, it...

Tags: identity

Blog posts 2006-04-04

Digital identity defined

Must watch: I've seen Dick Hardt's presentation on the nature of digital identity evolve over the last several months, and the version available here really captures the complexities of participating in an online world and how identity is at the center of the Web experience. Dick is the founder...

Tags: digital identity

Blog posts 2005-09-28

A unifying theme for Microsoft?

David Berlind referenced this open letter by Eric Norlin in a recent Between the Lines blog post. In it, Mr. Norlin argues that Microsoft needs to present its customers a unifying theme that will fit its disparate products into a cohesive whole. The need for such a theme is obvious....

Tags: Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2005-08-11

Digital identity with a capital 'I'

I’m at Digital ID World 2005 conference in San Francisco. Phil Becker, editor in chief of Digital ID World and host of the event, kicked off the event defining his notion of digital identity, with a capital "I." He describes digital identity as the organizing construct for the network regardless...

Tags: Phil Becker, compliance, digital identity

Blog posts 2005-05-10

Microsoft's Identity Chief: After Passport, Microsoft is rethinking identity

Microsoft's Identity Chief: After Passport, Microsoft is rethinking identityleaning on insidersI think Cameron is not only leaning on insiders at Microsoft, all the way up to Bill Gates, to mend fences and adopt more of an open position, he's leaning on the industry for an identity breakthrough.DannyWeb Hosting -...

Tags: Authentication/Encryption, digital identity, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-03-21

Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking Develops New Digital Identity Solution

Actively meeting client needs is paramount to success in the financial services industry. When its client wanted a straight-through, automated digital certificate management process, Citigroup sought a global technology solution to serve as the intermediary between the client and various certificate authorities, each of which requires a different infrastructure to...

Tags: Digital Certificate, Microsoft Corp., Investment Banking, Citigroup Inc., Digital Identity, Digital Security, Network Security, Servers, Security, Networking, Hardware

Case studies

New Digital Identity Tool Makes Community Web Sites Safer, Easier to Use

Telligent Systems, Dallas, offers Community Server, an application platform for rapidly enabling online communities. More than 100,000 copies of different editions of Community Server have been downloaded or licensed. Community Server enables individuals and organizations to attract consumers and encourage them to become actively involved with an online community. However,...

Tags: Web, Community, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Digital Identity, Community Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Case studies

Additional Resources

FCC wants public comment on digital democracy - voting online

Online Voting - Destroying the integrity and fabric of democracy.On-line voting without safe guards against vote selling and guarantee that each vote was registered in private invalidates the intent and meaning of "one person, one vote."It's bad enough that this hole currently exists with the current mail-in voting process.RE: FCC...

Tags: Federal government, digital democracy, public comment, FCC

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Identity Finder Free Edition 4.1 (Windows)

Let us prove to you the power of our search capabilities for free. Simply download, install, and run the search. It will detect unprotected credit cards and passwords on your computer that are vulnerable to identity theft or fraud. Once found, you can permanently shred or encrypt the information with...

Tags: Password, Identity Theft, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-14

Second Life 1.23.5.136262 (Mac)

Second Life is a virtual world - a 3D online persistent space totally created and evolved by its users. Within this vast and rapidly expanding place, you can do, create or become just about anything you can imagine. Built-in content creation tools let you make almost anything you can imagine,...

Tags: Second Life, Apple Macintosh, Linden Lab

Software downloads 2009-10-15