Title :
Federated identity management
Author :
Shim, Simon S Y ; Bhalla, Geetanjali ; Pendyala, Vishnu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., San Jose State Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Most confidential, valuable resources on the World Wide Web are protected by some form of authentication technology. To access these resources, either via the public Internet or private intranets, users must verify their digital identity. This can range from a simple user-name-password combination to biometric data such as fingerprints to physical objects like hardware tokens and smart cards. Federated identity management would enable individuals to interact with various service providers or Web sites with trust relationships by signing in just once.
Keywords :
Internet; Web sites; biometrics (access control); message authentication; Web sites; World Wide Web; authentication technology; digital identity; federated identity management; information resources; private intranet; public Internet; service provider; trust relationship; Authentication; Identity management systems; Information security; Internet; Medical services; Simple object access protocol; Standards development; Standards organizations; Web services; XML; Liberty Alliance; Web services; Web technologies;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2005.408
