Internet-Scale Identity Systems: An Overview and Comparison

Sponsored by: Ping Identity

ITPro Today

April 19, 2014

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Internet-Scale Identity Systems: An Overview and Comparison

An Internet-scale identity system is an architecture that defines standardized mechanisms enabling the identity attributes of its users to be shared between applications and websites.This enables a streamlined and optimized online experience for users, greater protection from identity theft and opportunities for customization and personalization that do not require the user to manually configure account information. There are a number of different technologies and standards initiatives designed to deliver an Internet-scale identity system — including SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect 1.0 and OAuth 2.0. This white paper provides an overview of these key initiatives and explores the similarities, differences and synergies among them.

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