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How transparent is your federation?

Posted on 24/03/2011 by david

In the eID federations space, the legal aspects of handling personal information is new to most developers working with the technical side of things – as well as the concept of federated identity, protocols etc. is new to most legal … Continue reading →

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(ARP) size matters – and less is more!

Posted on 23/03/2011 by david

On the importance of minimal disclosure in federated environments People MAY disclose information about themselves (and still more chose to do so systematically). Nothing can or should stop them as long as they are aware of the implications. Infrastructures like … Continue reading →

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Attribute release policies made simple

Posted on 15/03/2011 by david

Hub-and-spoke federations are characterized by the fact that each connected service provider only recieves attributes from a single entity provider, namely the federation hub. This hub acts as an IdP-proxy on behalf of all connected IdP. This approach has several … Continue reading →

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Best solutions are often the enemy of good ones – Stop it and get pragmatic

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Jacob Steen Madsen

When ever we start a new project – there are always someone in the room searching for optimal solutions. I love that. Im a true beliver when it is about making things right. The big question is what right is……. … Continue reading →

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