Identity: Future directions (David Orrell, Eduserv Foundation)

Identity 2.0
“ In Identity 2.0, usage of identity more closely resembles today's offline identity systems, but with the advantages of a digital medium.”
The Burton Group

Inconsistent
Confusing
Leaves door open to identity theft/phishing
...but, on the whole, it works!

“ OpenID lowers user frustration by letting users have control of their login.” openid.net

http:// dno.myopenid.com
http:// davidorrell.net
=david.orrell

OpenID is an ‘identity network’
No one provider holds the key
Users choose who holds their identity
Technology is open
Built on existing web technologies

Do users really care?
Why change from email address + password when it works for me?

Information Cards, CardSpace, Identity Metasystem, and all that… “ Now, with the debut of the InfoCard identity management system, Microsoft is leading a network-wide effort to address the [phishing] issue. To those of us long skeptical of the technology giant's intentions, the plan seems too good to be true. Yet the solution is not only right, it could be the most important contribution to Internet security since cryptography.” Lawrence Lessig, Wired Magazine, March 2006.

Personal cards:
Self-asserted claims
Managed cards:
‘ Trusted’ claims, asserted by identity provider

Human is integrated into login process
Which is…
Consistent between sites
Personal to individual

Requires identity selector to be installed
Little, if any, current support for mobile devices
Cards are not easily portable

Future directions?

Clear, unambiguous messages

Consistency through browser support?

[email_address]
http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation

Identity: Future directions (David Orrell, Eduserv Foundation)

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