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Kantara Confluence Technical Issues - Working to Resolve
by Joni Brennan 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

Dear Kantara Community List, We are aware that the Kantara wiki (confluence) is currently experiencing technical issues causing intermittent outages. Our systems administrator is working diligently with Atlassian (our confluence provider) to solve this problem as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience, appreciate your patience, and will advise as soon as the issue is resolved. In the interim staff will do our best to assist should information be needed which can not be accessed due to a wiki outage. Additionally, note that the issues are not affecting our conference call and meeting calendar [1] for your reference. [1] http://kantarainitiative.org/wordpress/calendar/ Best Regards, =Joni Joni Brennan IEEE-ISTO Kantara Initiative | Executive Director voice:+1 732-226-4223 email: joni @ ieee-isto.org gtalk: jonibrennan skype: upon request Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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4 Editions of Cloud Identity Summit
by Dervla O'Reilly 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

This past July the leading experts in cloud identity, business IT and security professionals gathered in Keystone, Colorado, for the 2nd annual Cloud Identity Summit. This year's event, with 300 participants, provided practical workshops and dynamic sessions on ways identity can play a key role in building credible cloud initiatives. Now Ping Identity and Google have joined forces to bring the most compelling and practical sessions over the next two weeks to New York City (October 24th), Washington DC (October 25th), Chicago (November 2nd), and San Francisco (November 3rd). Come learn about: The current state of cloud identity Emerging standards and how to leverage them Success stories from big cloud businesses If you're a security architect, IT manager, SaaS product manager, eBusiness leader, CSO, CTO, or CIO leveraging the Cloud to change your business, it's a day of identity security best practices you don't want to miss. Register now! Use the following code to receive the Kantara discount: PINGSPECIAL ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Complimentary registration to Kantara Initiative Summit, Nov. 1, 2011, Washington DC
by Dervla O'Reilly 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

Kantara Initiative Identity Summit Nov 1, 2011 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, DC Presented in conjunction with the SCA Government Conference Complimentary registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/7dqh6r - please use the code "KW24" to attendance to the Kantara Summit only. Please select the "One-Day Pre-Conference Workshop" option when registering. Agenda Kantara Initiative is dedicated to providing platforms and resources for the growth and enrichment of the identity landscape. This Summit will contain presentations, panels and discussion from diverse market leaders discussing industry efforts focused on governance, assurance, certification and in particular how this relates to NSTIC. Learn about current progress and new community efforts underway. 8:00-9:00 Breakfast 9:00-9:15 Kantara Overview - Joni Brennan, Executive Director 9:15-10:00 Session 1 NSTIC progress - Governance, Privacy & Technical workshops (20 mins. preso, remaining Q&A) 10:00:10:45 Panel 1 - Smarter Card: Strong Authentication and Rich identity (related to Session 1) - Pete Palmer, Myisha Frazier Mc-Elveen, Colin Soutar 11:00-12:00 Session 2 - Kantara eGov steps to promote trusted cyber identities, lessons for NSTIC - Salvatore D'Agostino, IDmachines (20 mins. preso, remaining Q&A) 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-13:45 Panel 2 (related to Session 2) 13:45-14:30 Session 3 - PIDS Project HIA (Pete Palmer) & Certification Program (20 mins. preso, rest Q&A) 14:30-14:45 Break 14:45-15:30 Panel 3 (related to Session 3) - Pete Palmer 15:30-16:00 Round-up/Q&A After the workshop, stick around for the conference. 4-Day CombiPass registration gives you a discount to both events: 10th Annual Smart Card Alliance Government Conference Smart Strategies for Secure Identity, November 2-4, 2011 Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, DC The conference surveys opportunities and challenges for government issuers, accreditation and testing authorities, procurement programs, and the industry to meet the government's market demands. The conference features comprehensive coverage of efforts toward strong authentication technology in government identity programs, including federal and non-federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials, developments in National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), trusted ID on the Internet and on mobile devices, developments in state and local ID, as well as evolving global standards. Presentations emphasize real-world use-cases directly from the implementors and administrators. The conference draws key decision makers from every level of government and industry. Over 700 will attend, including government and industry executives, administrators and technologists. ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Kantara Initiative Workshop: Kantara Initiative Identity Summit, Nov. 1, 2011, Washington DC
by Dervla O'Reilly 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Reserve Your Seat Today Kantara Initiative Workshop: Kantara Initiative Identity Summit Nov 1, 2011 * Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, DC Presented in conjunction with the SCA Government Conference To Register: http://www.cvent.com/d/7dqh6r Agenda Kantara Initiative is dedicated to providing platforms and resources for the growth and enrichment of the identity landscape. This Summit will contain presentations, panels and discussion from diverse market leaders discussing industry efforts focused on governance, assurance, certification and in particular how this relates to NSTIC. Learn about current progress and new community efforts underway. 8:00-9:00 Breakfast 9:00-9:15 Kantara Overview - Joni Brennan, Executive Director 9:15-10:00 Session 1 NSTIC progress - Governance, Privacy & Technical workshops (20 mins. preso, remaining Q&A) 10:00:10:45 Panel 1 - Smarter Card: Strong Authentication and Rich identity (related to Session 1) - Pete Palmer, Myisha Frazier Mc-Elveen, Colin Soutar 11:00-12:00 Session 2 - Kantara eGov steps to promote trusted cyber identities, lessons for NSTIC - Salvatore D'Agostino, IDmachines (20 mins. preso, remaining Q&A) 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-13:45 Panel 2 (related to Session 2) 13:45-14:30 Session 3 - PIDS Project HIA (Pete Palmer) & Certification Program (20 mins. preso, rest Q&A) 14:30-14:45 Break 14:45-15:30 Panel 3 (related to Session 3) - Pete Palmer 15:30-16:00 Round-up/Q&A After the workshop, stick around for the conference. 4-Day CombiPass registration gives you a discount to both events: 10th Annual Smart Card Alliance Government Conference Smart Strategies for Secure Identity, November 2-4, 2011 Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, DC The conference surveys opportunities and challenges for government issuers, accreditation and testing authorities, procurement programs, and the industry to meet the government's market demands. The conference features comprehensive coverage of efforts toward strong authentication technology in government identity programs, including federal and non-federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials, developments in National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), trusted ID on the Internet and on mobile devices, developments in state and local ID, as well as evolving global standards. Presentations emphasize real-world use-cases directly from the implementors and administrators. The conference draws key decision makers from every level of government and industry. Over 700 will attend, including government and industry executives, administrators and technologists. ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Kantara Initiative All Member Trustees At Large ballot to elect two (2) At Large Trustees
by Dervla O'Reilly 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

Kantara Initiative has an open ballot to elect (2) At Large Trustees seats. This ballot is open to organizational members only. Should you wish to cast your vote, please contact Dervla O'Reilly, dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org. The ballot will take less than one minute to complete and closes this Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 (23:59 Pacific Time Zone). Let me know if any questions. Regards, Dervla ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Kantara Initiative Identity Summit at Smart Card Alliance Conference, Nov. 1, 2011
by Dervla O'Reilly 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Join us for our one-day Identity Summit at the Smart Card Alliance Conference. This Summit will contain presentations, panels and discussion from diverse market leaders discussing industry efforts focused on governance, assurance, certification and in particular how this relates to NSTIC. Learn about current progress and new community efforts underway. What: Kantara Initiative Identity Summit When: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 8:00am-4:00p Where: Ronald Reagan Center, Washington D.C., USA (at the Smart Card Alliance Conference 2011) Registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/7dqh6r Agenda: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/GI/Kantara+Initiative+Summi… Cheers, Dervla ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Kantara Initiative welcomes new member Deloitte and Touche, LLC
by Dervla O'Reilly 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

Please join us in welcoming new member Deloitte and Touche, LLC. We look forward to their participation and involvement. Cheers, Dervla ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Kantara Initiative welcomes new member MiddleGate Med
by Dervla O'Reilly 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

Please join us in welcoming new member MiddleGate Med. We look forward to their participation and involvement. Cheers, Dervla ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Early bird registration ends Sept. 23, 2011 for Kantara meeting
by Dervla O'Reilly 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

Early bird Registration will end this Friday, September 23 for the Kantara Initiative meeting Oct 20-21, 2011. Thanks again to CA who will host us at their training office in Redwood City, CA, USA. We invite you to join us at our 2-day event where Kantara’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Leadership Council (LC), Discussion Groups (DGs) and Working Groups (WGs) will convene. With our registration pricing structure, you can sign up for one day or the full event. See the current agenda and specific event logistics, hotel recommendations, etc. in detail at our events wiki space. We look forward to seeing you next month Registration: http://kantararedwoodcitymtg.eventbrite.com Cheers, Dervla Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Share experience in identity federation and electronic identities – Sept. 28, 2011, Sweden
by Dervla O'Reilly 13 Sep '11

13 Sep '11

Trust and usability are prerequisites for the development of commercial, administrative, social media and other e-services. To enable trust and usability today, secure and easy-to-use e-identification is in the users, service providers and the public interest. Identity federation is a solution that is now beginning to spread and gain in importance. An identity federation is an association of organizations that have agreed to rely on each others’ electronic identities to facilitate user access and protect personal privacy when using electronic services. During this workshop, participants will review practical experience in developing and establishing identity federation. Target groups for the workshop are the organizations which operate or plan to establish identity federation, email service providers, credential service providers/identity providers. Agenda 09:00 Introduction – Presentation of participants: Kantara Initiative – The Bridge to Communities Assurance, Governance and Technical Interoperability Joni Brennan, Executive Director of Kantara Initiative 10:00 SWAMID – Swedish Academic Identity Leif Johansson, SUNET 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Kalmar2 and eduGAIN, international collaborations in the Federation area Valter Nordh, SUNET / GU 11:30 Local Authorities in England (KSL) Karin Bengtsson, Head of IT Forum (KSL), Stefan Svensson, IT Strategist, City of Stockholm, and Björn Söderlund, IT strategist Lidingö City 12:00 Case Study – Pharmacy Services Ltd Speakers from the Pharmacy Service AB 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Swedish e-identification Nils Fjelkegård, E-ID Board 14:00 Market – users and email service providers’ preferences Staffan Hagnell,. SE Summary – Is it time to add the next gear in our identity federation? Thomas Nilsson, Certezza 14:30 Coffee 15:00 Common discussion – Identity federation for what and whom? The discussion is led by Rolf Lysell, Innotiimi AB - For which services and users? - What are the opportunities for cooperation and how we continue the work? 17:00 End Event details: http://bit.ly/nwzIC9 Complimentary Registration Location: Finlandshuset Konferens, Snickarbacken 4, Stockholm ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Reminder to register: Kantara Initiative Meeting Oct. 20-21, 2011 hosted by CA, Redwood City, CA, USA
by Dervla O'Reilly 08 Sep '11

08 Sep '11

Registration is open for the Kantara Initiative meeting Oct 20-21, 2011. Much thanks to CA who will host us at their training office in Redwood City, CA, USA. We invite you to join us at our 2-day event where Kantara’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Leadership Council (LC), Discussion Groups (DGs) and Working Groups (WGs) will convene. Take advantage of the early bird registration which is available until September 23, 2011. With our pricing structure, you can sign up for 1 day or the full event. See the current agenda and specific event logistics in detail at our events wiki space. We look forward to seeing you in the Bay Area. Registration: http://kantararedwoodcitymtg.eventbrite.com Cheers, Dervla ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Stepping down from the Kantara BoT & Presidency
by Matthew Gardiner 01 Sep '11

01 Sep '11

Kantara Friends & Colleagues A brief note to let you know that as of September 1st I have stepped down from the Kantara BoT and thus also as Kantara President. This comes as a direct result of my leaving CA Technologies effective on this same date. Effective also on the same date I will be replaced on the BoT by my longtime security colleague and friend at CA, Michelle Waugh. You will see and hear more from her in the very near future, including her hosting the next Kantara F2F<http://kantararedwoodcitymtg.eventbrite.com/>meeting at the CA offices in Redwood City, CA on October 20th& 21st. Also in the near future I expect that the BoT will elect a new President and Vice President to work with Lucy, Joni, Dervla, Anna and the LC as a key part of the leadership of Kantara. But more on that as the BoT comes back from their Summer vacations. Since its founding about two years ago Kantara has done a lot to help transform the foundations of identity and trust on the Internet. But in reality we are in the very early stages of this transformation. I think we would all agree that at times the transformation does appear to be taking more time than we would prefer. In part I think this is due to the sheer size, complexity, diversity, and global nature of the Internet. But I think it is clear that better handling of identity on the Internet is needed more now than ever. For Kantara to fulfill its role as the organization that will help “ensure secure, identity-based, online transactions while preventing misuse of personal information…”, much more needs to be done. The next 18 months will be pivotal for Kantara and for its mission, with projects like NSTIC and similar government projects around the world, cloud-based identity services, and other commercially oriented identity federations, all moving forward. The continued advancement of the Kantara ARB, IRB, and the various WG/DGs should prove pivotal to this evolution, but it is imperative that we all (and others) stay engaged in working with and funding Kantara. One personal action I plan to execute in the near future is joining Kantara as an individual member. You will thus be seeing me around and hearing my voice on some calls going forward, like it or not! If you need to contact me you can reach me via Linkedin as well as at my personal email address jmatthew.gardiner(a)gmail.com. With Great Respect and Warmest Regards, Matthew Gardiner

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Kantara announces Attribute Management Discussion Group formation
by Dervla O'Reilly 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

Kantara Initiative is pleased to announce the formation of the Attribute Management Discussion Group (AMDG). The purpose of this Discussion Group is to: IDENTIFY: Consensus on a working definition of “Attribute” for purposes of fulfilling further bullets below. IDENTIFY: Kantara Initiative stakeholder requirements regarding Attribute Management. DISCOVER: Attribute Management activities under development both internal and external to Kantara Initiative. GAP ANALYSIS: Attribute Management KI stakeholder requirements compared to work under development (both internal and external to KI) RECOMMEND: scope of work, potential KI adoption of external works, collaboration with external organizations and/or new WG in KI to perform design phase of Attribute Management based on requirements, discovery and gap analysis. Thanks to Sal D’Agostino, IDmachines who will act as Interim Chair. For more information on the Attribute Management DG, please visit the home page: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/AMDG/Home Join the Attribute Management DG: http://signup.kantarainitiative.org/?selectedGroup=31 Review the Charter: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/AMDG/Charter Mail list and Archives: http://kantarainitiative.org/pipermail/dg-am/ Copyright Policy: Kantara Initiative IPR Policy – Creative Commons Share-Alike Attribution We welcome your participation! ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Kantara Initiative News Round-Up: August 2011
by Dervla O'Reilly 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

Read the round-up of recent Kantara updates: Registration open for Kantara Initiative Meeting Oct. 20-21, 2011 hosted by CA, Redwood City, CA, USA Spotlight on Colin Wallis New leadership for Kantara Initiative Identity Assurance Work Group New leadership for Kantara Initiative Japan Work Group UMA webinar recording now available Announcing User-Managed Access: UMA Gives Data-Sharing Power to the People Kantara announces NSTIC Discussion Group formation Industry events – Kantara members receive a discount at the following events, contact Dervla O’Reilly for the discount codes dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org: - IIW XIII – Oct. 18-20, Mountain View, CA, USA - Kantara Identity Summit - Nov. 1, 2011, Washington D.C. USA + Smart Card Alliance Government Conference – November 2-4, Washington D.C., USA - Hacker Halted USA – Oct. 21-27, Miami, USA - Hacker Halted Asia – Nov. 17-19, Kuala Lampur - Gartner Identiy & Access Management Summit – Nov. 14-16, San Diego, CA, USA - Takedowncon 2 – Mobile & Wireless Security – Dec. 2-7, Las Vegas, NV, USA - The Smart Card Alliance 2012 Payments Summit - Feb 8-10, in Salt Lake City, Utah. - HIMSS HIE Symposium 2012 – Feb. 20, 2012, Las Vegas, NV, USA ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Kantara Initiative Spotlight on Colin Wallis
by Dervla O'Reilly 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Colin Wallis is the Chair of Kantara Initiative’s eGovernment work group and serves as Leadership Council rep on the Board of Trustees. Colin has been actively involved with the Initiative since it’s inception and was previously Chair for Liberty Alliance’s eGovernment group. Colin originally comes from New Zealand and is Authentication Standards Manager, Government Technology Services at the Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand Government. Colin has been involved in the New Zealand Government’s online IAM Programme since 2004, for which it won the Identity Deployment of the Year (IDDY) Award in 2007. This follows five years in the UK, where Colin worked on the UK eGIF and private sector eBusiness initiatives. Today, Colin holds leadership positions across the consortium space in the area of online Identity. In OASIS, he sits on the Steering Committee of the eGov Member Section, and on the identity-related Technical Committees of Security Services, Customer Information, Identity in the Cloud and Transformational Government. Colin is also engaging in ITU-T’s Study Group 17 Q10 Identity work and UN/CEFACT’s eGov group,TBG19. In ISO JTC1 SC27, Colin is an acknowledged subject matter expert on identity and privacy in Working Group 5. Colin’s interests are maintaining his property on a 10-acre lot in Wellington and he enjoys a few days skiing each year – a little less now than the months of skiing he had in the 70′s as a member of the New Zealand Ski Team! We’re proud to have Colin participation and leadership – his knowledge and experience in the identity landscape is appreciated. ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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ISO Review Documents Posted to BoT Liaison Sub-Committee
by Joni Brennan 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Hello Community, Please be advised that a new set of review documents has been posted to the BoT Liaison Sub-Committee (LSC) space [1]. This review is due on Sept 10, 2011 and last comments are requested from KI Members by Sept 5. [1] http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/lsc/Home All Kantara Initiative and Leadership Council Members are eligible to review and provide comments to these confidential ISO documents. However, each Kantara Member who wishes to participate must join the LSC. Confidentiality policy around these reviews and the page to join the group are available via the link above [1]. Note: once you receive confirmation that your agreement to join LSC has been processed you will need to login to view the page "Review Documents - ISO" which is available from the home page [1]. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. =Joni Joni Brennan IEEE-ISTO Kantara Initiative | Executive Director voice:+1 732-226-4223 email: joni @ ieee-isto.org gtalk: jonibrennan skype: upon request Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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OASIS Trust Elevation TC Launched
by Joni Brennan 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Hello Community Of your possible interest.... OASIS has just launched their new Trust Elevation TC. Further details can be found below. Note that Kantara Initiative has a liaison relationship with OASIS. Full Charter: http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/201107/msg00000.html “The Trust Elevation Technical Committee will identify methods being used currently to authenticate electronic identities by online relying parties and service providers, and similar methods in development or identified in theoretical models. By comparison and factoring of those methods, the TC will propose and describe a set of standardized protocols that service providers may use to elevate the trust in an electronic identity credential presented to them for authentication, at generally-recognized levels of assurance, representing increasing degrees of authentication certainty.” Regards, =Joni Joni Brennan IEEE-ISTO Kantara Initiative | Executive Director voice:+1 732-226-4223 email: joni @ ieee-isto.org gtalk: jonibrennan skype: upon request Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Survey of suspended Google Accounts
by John Kemp 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

(via @zephoria on Twitter) From: http://infotrope.net/2011/07/25/preliminary-results-of-my-survey-of-suspend… [[ Reasons people gave for their choice of name: • “I am a high school teacher, privacy is of the utmost importance.” • “I publish under my nom de plume, it’s printed on my business cards, and all of the thousands of people I know through my social networks know my by my online name.” • “I have used this name/account in a work context, my entire family know this name and my friends know this name. It enables me to participate online without being subject to harassment that at one point in time lead to my employer having to change their number so that calls could get through.” • “I do not feel safe using my real name online as I have had people track me down from my online presence and had coworkers invade my private life.” • “I’ve been stalked. I’m a rape survivor. I am a government employee that is prohibited from using my IRL.” • “I work for a private club. I have to carry a card around which states I will not share any element of the club with any sort of media. So, If I want to talk about work (and I do) on the net, I have to use an alias.” • “I’ve been using this name for over 10 years in the “hacking” community. There are a nontrivial amount of people who know me *only* by that name.” • “As a former victim of stalking that impacted my family I’ve used [my nickname] online for about 7 years.” • “Under [this name] I am active in a number of areas of sexual difference for which it would not be wise for me to use my flesh legal name.” • “My actual real name is utterly non-identifying, as 1) it is the name of a character in a movie (Girl, Interrupted), and that overwhelms google search results 2) it’s not unique at ALL.” • “[this name] is a pseudonym I use to protect myself. My web site can be rather controversial and it has been used against me once.” • “I started using [this name] to have at least a little layer of anonymity between me and people who act inappropriately/criminally. I think the “real names” policy hurts women in particular. • “I use the pseudonym to maintain my online anonymity because I am polyamorous and have no desire for professional acquaintances to discover this.” • “I enjoy being part of a global and open conversation, but I don’t wish for my opinions to offend conservative and religious people I know or am related to. Also I don’t want my husband’s Govt career impacted by his opinionated wife, or for his staff to feel in any way uncomfortable because of my views.” • “I have privacy concerns for being stalked in the past. I’m not going to change my name for a google+ page. The price I might pay isn’t worth it.” • “We get death threats at the blog, so while I’m not all that concerned with, you know, sane people finding me. I just don’t overly share information and use a pen name.” • “This identity was used to protect my real identity as I am gay and my family live in a small village where if it were openly known that their son was gay they would have problems.” • “I go by pseudonym for safety reasons. Being female, I am wary of internet harassment.” ]] Regards, - John

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Identity & Impersonation.
by Owen Thomas 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

On 4 August 2011 03:34, Bob Pinheiro <kantara(a)bobpinheiro.com> wrote: > Although this discussion has focused on whether people should be able to > use pseudonyms online, there is a related issue that no one has raised. > Using a persistent pseudonym like "Identity Woman" in effect becomes > someone's personal brand. ... > I would like to add my comments about the use of personae and the projection of personal identity. I am told through letters like the one from Bob Pinheiro to which I am replying that the NSTIC community is having problems relating personae back to a single identity. For what anyone thinks it is worth, I think I have answered many (if not all) of these problems with a simple data model. Very basically, my data model (which is in fact more abstract, but this example will give you the gist of what is going on), comprises a collection of Element types; three of which represent 1: a user's individual identity, 2: an affiliation that a particular user can assert over 3: a particular device instance. Now, a user, using a particular device, and asserting a particular affiliation can hide any of these details to other users so that other users only get to see perhaps one or two, but not all three of these identifying characteristics. So, should the user choose to hide their singular identity, they can still project the devices and their associated affiliations (personae/pseudonyms) to others, without disclosing who they really are. Because my system knows who one really is (the structure of my data model mandates a user identify who they really are to my system), the user can advise my system to let others know if one persona identifies the same user as another persona. Hence, other users can infer an identity relationship between two or more personae as being the same user without the need for this user to disclose their unique identifier. I think this is quite a powerful solution to the problem of multiple identities. It solves a dilemma that one has in keeping one's identity private, while also allowing others (should one permit) to infer that multiple personae represent one's self. What do others think? Owen. -- Employment-from-home. Make mine part-time. You've go a job for me working full-time from an office? No thanks. Clique Space(TM). Practical, Ubiquitous, Individual, and Real-time Security and Identity in Cyberspace. Research paper on Clique Space: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1714848 Owen's Garden of Thought: http://owenpaulthomas.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @CliqueSpace <http://www.elance.com/CliqueSpace>www.cliquespace.net Skype: owen.paul.thomas Mobile: +61 401 493 433

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Re: [Kantara - Community] [community] Google+ "real" names and NSTIC
by Nicholas Crown 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

And how does an anonymous online profile help the Ugandan facing a death penalty for homosexuality, or a person facing murder in the US for being gay? Was it a post on Facebook that tipped the scale for them? The issue in Ugunda is one of an oppressive government regime. The people there do need to fight for their freedom, or flee. In the U.S. example, it's against the law to kill someone for their sexual orientation. Having a social networking site that supports pseudonym's would not have prevented the deranged person from taking another's life. Nick On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Blakley,Bob <Bob.Blakley(a)gartner.com>wrote: > Nicholas, > > Translation of your question: > > Why can't people with unpopular views just stand up in public and be > killed for them, or stay in the closet? > > It's great to stand up for what you believe in in a nice safe affluent > white suburb where everything is theoretical. It's a lot different to come > out of the closet in Uganda, where the government is trying to impose the > death penalty for homosexuality. > > And you don't have to go to Uganda; people are killed for being gay every > year in most states of the USA. > > And gay isn't the only thing that can get you killed – ask any Muslim you > happen to meet. > > > -- bob > > BOB BLAKLEY > > Vice President & Distinguished Analyst, Gartner ITP Identity & Privacy > > bob.blakley(a)gartner.com | +1 (512) 657-0768 > http://www.gartner.com | http://blogs.gartner.com/bob-blakley/ > > From: Nicholas Crown <nick(a)thecrowns.org> > Reply-To: Nicholas Crown <nick(a)thecrowns.org> > Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 18:09:30 -0400 > To: "community(a)lists.idcommons.net" <community(a)lists.idcommons.net>, " > community(a)kantarainitiative.org" <community(a)kantarainitiative.org> > Subject: Re: [community] Google+ "real" names and NSTIC > > but that is a totally different problem then the one I am raising > which is whether people with medical conditions they want to talk about with > others and get support (share +1s) or a buddhist in Kansas (can share freely > with other buddhists or seekers without their hyper conservative christian > neighbors finding out) or having a feminist persona that is not linked to > your work identity in the tech industry (and if it was you would find work > had to come by in the valley) is free to use google+ not linked to a "real > name". > > Why can't people just be who they are and stand in their own shoes for > what they believe in? Trying to be a buddhist behind closed doors in Kansas > does no one any good. If you believe in feminist tenants, than stand up for > those and speak your voice. I understand that persecution could come in any > one of these cases, but that is the beauty of taking a stand on the truth. > If your ideal is not worth sharing with your own ID, then it's not for you. > About the only one that I struggle with is the case where you have some > medical condition you would like to discuss in a private setting. Can that > case not be solved with a private/closed group? If it's too sensitive for > that, then take it offline. > > Nick > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Tony Rutkowski <trutkowski(a)netmagic.com>wrote: > >> "Rights to anonymity." Surely you are joking. >> >> In law, there is no such network based right. >> In technology, there is no such capability. >> >> Like Scott McNealy said rather publicly in >> 1995 - Privacy: get over it. >> >> --tony >> >> >> >> On 8/1/2011 5:38 PM, Stephen Wilson wrote: >> >>> (3) If you use crime prevention as the rationale for taking away users' >>> rights to anonymity, then >>> >> >> ______________________________**______________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> community(a)lists.idcommons.net >> To be removed from the list, send any message to: >> community-unsubscribe(a)lists.**idcommons.net<community-unsubscribe(a)lists.idcommons.net> >> >> For all list information and functions, see: >> http://lists.idcommons.net/**lists/info/community<http://lists.idcommons.net/lists/info/community> >> > > > ------------------------------ > This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the > person to whom it has been sent, and may contain information that is > confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient or > have received this message in error, you are not authorized to copy, > distribute, or otherwise use this message or its attachments. Please notify > the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this message > and any attachments. Gartner makes no warranty that this e-mail is error or > virus free. >

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Google+ "real" names and NSTIC
by Kaliya 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

NSTIC "says" it is about maintaining privacy and freedom of speach we have today on the internet while enabling "when you want to" the ability to use a verified account...but I don't have a good feeling about this. Over the last week in preparation for the "official" door opening of Google+ they have been sweeping it clear of personas and avatars. Yesterday I myself was included in the sweep post here: http://www.identitywoman.net/googlereal-name-identity-woman I had been working on a post I will publish this week about NSTIC being part of the push for so called "real names" in Google+ (and apparently you can't get a google e-mail address without one either). I am curious what others think is there a link? and are you having your accounts suspended? I am all for "Accountability" that is different then the sort of mantra around "trusted identities" that the only ones worth trusting for anything must be "real". - Kaliya Kaliya Hamlin, Identity Woman (blog) (twitter) Internet Identity Workshop - Co-Founder, Co-Producer, Co-Facilitator Kaliya(a)identitywoman.net Cel +1 (510) 472-9069 Skype: IdentityWoman GTalk: Identitywoman(a)gmail.com AIM/ichat kaliya(a)mac.com Yahoo! earthwaters

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Re: [Kantara - Community] [community] Why anonymity norms are undesirable
by Tim Cole 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

> It is not the goal of a civilized society to spend a lot of money or > effort making things easy for the police. @bob: think about that one again. Of course it is! We spend millions a year as a society to make things easier for law enforcement officials so that they can protect us from all kinds of real or imagined threats. There is a consensus that this is a good thing in general, but we also worry, as did Seneca, about who should guard the guards. Security and individual freedom are two opposites that need to be balanced. The tricky question is: where and how? In Europe everybody is perfectly happy to carry around a government-issued ID card that he or she is compelled to present to police or other state officials in order to prove his/her identity at all times. Sooner or later most of us will be using them for online transactions. The notable exception are the Great Brits, from whom Americans inherited our loathing of prying governments, but internationally speaking the Anglo-Saxons are the odd men out. In fact, Americans are probably completey alone in their Hollywood-inspired enmity towards policeman in general. The British love their "bobbies". Contrariwise, everybody in America seems to hate the "fuzz", which is interesting because a policeman is of course by definition a representative of the state, so I draw the conclusion that Americans hate their own state, and that's not just the Teapotties. Okay, principiis obsta and all that. But being watchful does not mean reflexive rejection of all state authority, especially not if its democratically delegated. I mean, how paranoid is this? In the case of NISTIC, I would argue that we need to cut these guys some slack. They don't work for the Evil Empire, after all. Anyway, my two cents worth. And I apologize for the Latin quotations... Tim

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IIW early bird ends this week. There we can talk about "all" the issues :)
by Kaliya 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Yes - it is that IIW time of year again. We are earlier then usual. October 18-20 in Mountain View. Early Bird Pricing is in effect until Friday at midnight so get your tickets. now. I have a post up on my blog...http://www.identitywoman.net/iiw-13-october-18-20 and on the IIW site front page - http://www.internetidentityworkshop.com/ Blog post - http://www.internetidentityworkshop.com/iiw-13-is-around-the-corner-oct-18-… The Wiki - with "everything" on it - http://iiw.idcommons.net/Main_Page Registration Page - http://iiw13.eventbrite.com Sponsorship opportunities are available contact Phil Windley - phil(a)windley.org I think I updated everything if you find something you think I missed just let me know. Its going to be great. -Kaliya

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New leadership for Kantara Initiative Japan Work Group
by Dervla O'Reilly 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

Congratulations to Yamada Tatsushi who will serve as the new Japan WG Chair. The focus of the Japan WG is to promote the education and adoption of Kantara Initiative deliverables in the Japanese market and government. The Japan WG also generate best practice guidelines, suggestions and technical recommendations that feed into appropriate Kantara Initiative Work Groups (WGs) to make Kantara Initiative deliverables better suited to thrive in the Japanese market environment. Yamada is Manager of R&D Head Quarters working at NTT DATA for 22 years. He created and operated NTT DATA’s internal identity management infrastructure for 8 years and served as product manager of VANADIS Identity Manager/VANADIS SSO product line. Yamada has a bachelor’s degree in urban planning from the University of Tokyo 1988. Yamada can be reached at yamadatt[at]nttdata[dot]co[dot]jp or hackedudesan at Twitter or yamada.tatsushi at Facebook. Please join in welcoming Yamada – we look forward to his strong leadership and the continued work of the Japan WG. ________________________ Dervla O’Reilly Program & Event Manager Kantara Initiative +1 415 731 4487 business +1 509 757 4487 fax dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org http://www.kantarainitiative.org Join the conversation on the community@ list - http://kantarainitiative.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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Ludovic Francesconi est absent / is out of office
by Ludovic Francesconi 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

Je serai de retour le.. 22/08/2011... Back to the office on. 22/08/2011.

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