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Sxip News RSSArchives 2005 - Quarter 1
Get the Vibe on Identity 2.0 - True Digital Identity
21 March, 2005 - 3:49pm
Discover what it means to have a truly portable online identity. Join us at the Techvibes Massive conference next week in our lovely hometown of Vancouver, Canada.
Single Sign-On and PHP
11 March, 2005 - 11:47am
Want to learn how to easily and safely add Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality to new and existing sites? Join us at the upcoming PHP Quebec conference in Montreal, Canada and discover how to implement SSO using the Open Source Sxip PHP Membersite Development Kit.
ID Theft Prevention -- Get Sxip it's necessary and not evil
4 March, 2005 - 4:01pm
Business Week has just written on the need for a common login system to combat phishing attacks and prevent identity theft. The author, Stephen H. Wildstrom, calls for "something like Microsoft's failed Passport, but with broad industry support." We wholeheartedly agree.
Podcasting, Identity Services, and You
2 March, 2005 - 11:27am
Doc Searls' interesting proposition of a business model for podcasting brings to light the broader issue of customer-centered identity services. Sxip and Identity 2.0 fit into this perspective of giving "customers the power to furnish, federate (or choose your verb) their demand, directly, to suppliers of any size. That's what human-origin identity is really all about."
ETech - innovators that will stir your mind, heart, and soul
1 March, 2005 - 12:21pm
Emerging Tech detects and amplifies the first ripples in waves of technology on the move. Join Sxip at the O'Reilly ETech conference, where you'll get a preview of the future of IT. See why this is the place to be...
Northern Voice, blogging in Canada, eh
15 February, 2005 - 6:06pm
Sxip is proud to be a sponsor at the upcoming Northern Voice blogging conference in our beautiful hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Pizza delivery and privacy control
31 January, 2005 - 5:29pm
Concerned about how to protect your privacy with the interconnectedness of all those corporate and government databases on the Internet? We are too.
This problem is well illustrated in the amusing but scary scenario portrayed in the ACLU pizza movie, which InfoWorld's Jon Udell recently blogged about.
Phishing for identities – how to avoid it hook, line and sinker
23 January, 2005 - 6:22pm
What is necessary to safely secure your online identity in a new distributed identity system?
In the "Sixth Law of Identity" Microsoft identity guru, Kim Cameron, discusses this issue in light of the valid concerns surrounding attacks (and potential attacks) on identity information and identity stores. Sxip developer, Andy Smith, takes an in-depth examination of these fears and how they can be addressed. He notes that the SXIP protocol addresses these problems in two ways: first, by decoupling the authentication method and second, by providing anonymity through an increased granularity of data.
Credentials, Not Business Cards
14 January, 2005 - 10:25am
On the Internet, how do you solve the problem of trust? How do you prove that someone is in fact who they claim to be?
Phil Windley's article on Lightweight Identity points to this very problem. As Phil notes, it's not an issue to trust somebody about information with little risk involved, like contact information, but there is considerable risk in trusting somebody's word on whether they have a degree or driver's license. Systems like LID don't offer a solution for that problem; SXIP does.
PHP West coming soon to Vancouver
12 January, 2005 - 10:54am
Sxip is proud to be a sponsor at the upcoming PHP West Conference in our beautiful hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The focus of PHP West is on Web Services, which will feature luminaries from the PHP world including a keynote by its creator, Rasmus Lerdorf. The conference is on January 14th, 2005 and will be held in the uber cool location of the HR MacMillan Space Center. Register while space is still available and learn more about why PHP is such a great language for web applications -- we use it!
How we did with our IdM resolutions
9 January, 2005 - 6:27pm
Dave Kearns writes an interesting reflection on identity management resolutions that he recommended at the beginning of 2004.
Gillmor Gang Digital Identity Panel Podcast
2 January, 2005 - 6:28pm
In the last Gillmor Gang for 2004, the Gang digs deeper into digital identity with a panel of experts. It begins as a Kumbaya of identity vendors and technologies, but by the second half the gloves come off.
Craig points out that everyone has built silos so far because there have been no alternatives. Is the idea of a Microsoft silo "old fashioned thinking," as Kim suggests, defending the company he joined not all that long ago? He then presents the first five of his seven Laws of Identity -- clearly well thought out and vendor independent as all agree.
Everyone also agrees that no identity solution can succeed without the cooperation and participation of Microsoft, but Dave is skeptical given the company's history in identity management. Phil points out that PKI hasn't succeded, and Kim suggests it's because PKI violated his 4th Law of Identity. And Doc suggests that digital identity needs a 'key personality' in the same way as Dave has played a lead role in RSS and blogging.
Make sure you listen to this one all the way through.
Listen to the full podcast.