Posted in Security on March 6th, 2003 Comments Off
Talking as much about identity as people do, it is interesting to notice how many different meanings are attributed to the word.
One that is most often used is ‘identity’ meaning a ‘unique identifier’. For example, Phil Windley in his recent blog entry says:
“Identity is a set of properties. Collect enough properties and only one individual […]
Posted in Security on March 2nd, 2003 Comments Off
Burton Group’s Directory Survey: “Burton Group defines identity management as ‘A set of processes, and a supporting infrastructure, for the creation, maintenance, and use of digital identities.’ Burton’s definition of identity management also comprises user management, directory services, authentication, and access management. User management and access management further include identity administration, policy administration, and provisioning. […]