Title :
Authentication and its privacy effects
Author :
Millett, Lynette I. ; Holden, Stephen H.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Telecommun. Board, Nat. Academies, USA
Abstract :
As communications and computer technologies ingrain themselves further into our lives, we´re asked to authenticate ourselves in a variety of ways, using increasingly sophisticated authentication systems. Most of this authentication requires personal information, which raises many privacy concerns. The US National Academies´ Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications recently issued its second report, who goes there? Authentication through the lens of privacy, to address the set of issues that personal authentication elicits. We summarize some of the highlights and key insights from that report.
Keywords :
authorisation; data privacy; government policies; message authentication; personal information systems; US National Academies Committee; authentication systems; communications technologies; computer technologies; personal information; privacy concerns; Authentication; Authorization; Computer security; Context; Control systems; Data privacy; Lenses; National security; Rhetoric; Terminology;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2003.1250584