(Updated to reflect provisional status of OIX approval per this – thanks to Brett for telling me)
I just got back home from the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week, where the topic of Trust was second only to all things Cloud. While sessions on Identity Management were few and far between, there was lots [...]
Posts under ‘Insight IdM’
A Twittorial on Trust Frameworks
Microsoft releases U-Prove under OSP
Back in 2008, Microsoft acquired some innovative technology called U-Prove that promised to solve an age old privacy question: How can I disclose the minimal information that I need to for the purpose of an online transaction, without having to also disclose additional (sensitive) information to establish trust in that first set of data. U-Prove [...]
Rogue Accounts – Now Legally Challenging As Well
The impact that judicial courts are having on the world of tech has been in the news recently, whether it be an Italian judge ruling that content sites are liable for user uploaded content, or the class action lawsuit that Google Buzz faces over privacy issues. But another legal opinion was brought to my attention [...]
SPML Under The Spotlight Again?
Mark Diodati of the Burton Group (that’s still how I should be referring to them, right?) wrote a post entitled “SPML Is On Life Support“. It is a great read, as it captures all the issues that have been plaguing SPML for years now. And the simple fact is that SPML simply has not lived [...]
Kuppinger Cole’s free Virtual Conference on Access Governance
The identity management analyst team over at Kuppinger Cole is organizing a free virtual conference on Enterprise Access Governance over the next two days (December 8 and 9). They’ll be putting forward their thoughts on what constitutes a complete access governance program, and what is the best, most optimal way to go about managing your [...]
Can OAuth do what SPML hasn’t?
I spent an interesting week at HQ last week, trying to deal with some of the craziness that occurs every time a major release is on its way. But far more interesting were all the identity management conversations I engaged in during the course of the week – in hallways, over meals and especially over [...]
Executive IdM Session at OpenWorld: It’s All About Managing Risk
One of the things I did at OpenWorld this year was attend an Executive IdM Session that brought together folks from the IdM team and some of our best customers to share information and talk about the future direction of identity management at Oracle. It was an interesting gathering with lots of good discussion that [...]
I’ll be talking at OpenWorld on IdM and the Cloud
As I mentioned at the end of my last post, I’ll be speaking at Oracle OpenWorld on the topic “Identity Management and the Cloud: Stormy Days Ahead?“.This year, I got a slot that is at a far more reasonable hour. In fact, it is after the morning keynotes on Monday, and before the general sessions [...]
IdM and the Cloud: A Chance To Do Things Right
Over 2 months ago (wow, time really flies when you are trying to keep up with the Twitter firehose), I wrote an introductory post to a topic that I am beginning to examine in some detail – the impact Cloud Computing will have on Identity Management. Back in May, I tweeted that I believe [...]
Connection Denied: Why the Military should play with Social Media
A few weeks ago, while I was at Catalyst, I read an article about the marines banning the use of social media. The policy on social media usage is far from consistent within our armed forces, as revealed in this Stars and Stripes story that shows just how confused and divided the policy makers are:
Marines [...]

















