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IDM technology breakthroughs not imminent

18th October 2006by Consult Hyperion2 Comments

[Dave Birch] When a CIO asked about the headaches associated with identity management, says " I don’t see any tried technology emerging to help substantially in 12 months", is he right or not? And are there any untried technologies out there that might make a difference?

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Pseudo’s corner

20th July 2006by Consult HyperionLeave a comment

[Dave Birch] I was at a workshop last week with a whole bunch of other people to discuss possible architectures for a public sector sort-of entitlement card (I can’t say what for as that would give it away, which I’m not supposed to do). I was really cheered to hear, quite unprompted, someone put forward the idea of pseudonymity as a way to balance some security and privacy issues. To hear the term introduced into a conversation at that level is, frankly, music to my ears.

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2007: the year of the smart ID card

3rd July 2006by Consult Hyperion1 Comment

I predict that 2007 will be a significant year for smart ID cards. This will be the year in which significant numbers of standardised smart ID cards will be available in interoperable form from a significant number of suppliers.

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