(The New) Identity Commons

Slide 1: (The New) Identity Commons Catalyzing the User-Centric Identity Community Eugene Eric Kim <eekim@blueoxen.com> Internet Identity Workshop (IIW) 2006b Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA December 4, 2006

Slide 2: The Identity Landscape (2005) Diagram by Peter Davis, November 4, 2005 http://identity4all.blogspot.com/2005/11/topology-of-identity-standards.html

Slide 3: The Yadis Landscape (2005)

Slide 4: Identity Commons A shared space for facilitating the creation of ● a user-centric identity layer for the Internet “Upside-down Umbrella” – Loosely joined ● Working Groups with extremely lightweight shared governance (Stewards Council) Community Mark ● Founded by Owen Davis and Andrew Nelson ● in 2002

Slide 5: Status 15 chartered Working Groups with ● representatives making up a Stewards Council Most of the basic governance issues worked ● out, including a proposed legal structure (Swiss-based nonprofit) Wiki and mailing lists ● Incorporation and brand transfer by January ● 31, 2007

Slide 6: Participate! http://wiki.idcommons.net/