Today Identity and Access Management (IAM) represents a core component of the Internet infrastructure, without which users would not be able to obtain online services in a timely and scalable manner. Enterprise IAM infrastructures are well integrated into other enterprise infrastructure services — such as directory services — which provide control over employees and assets. Read More
Continuing from the previous post (Part I of the Core Identity series), the goal of a Core Identity Issuer (CoreID Issuer) is to collate sufficient data – aggregate data and non-PII data — from members of a given Circle of Trust in order to create a Core Identity and Core Identifier for a given user (see Read More
Etymology: Middle French identité, from Late Latin identitat-, identitas, probably from Latin identidem repeatedly, contraction of idem et idem, literally, same and same (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Identity is about trusted data — trusted personal data. Human beings live within social constructs and communities. People who know me can vouch for me. Organizations that know me can issue assertions Read More
