Federated Identity Management and Usage Control - Obstacles to Industry Adoption

Federated identity management and usage control technologies have received considerable attention from the research community during the past decade. We have investigated the views of, and attitudes towards, adopting federated identity management and usage control technologies in the oil and gas industry in Norway through two case studies. Although the industry combines extensive inter-organisational collaboration and information sharing with high demands for security, the adoption is thus far low. In this paper we review the results of the case studies jointly and attempt to give an industry-view on the obstacles to adoption. Further, we propose a set of strategies to overcome the obstacles and improve the rate of adoption. More empirical research should be carried out to complement the views put forth in this paper, and to supplement the suggested strategies to facilitate technology adoption.