Commentary--Federated identity management and Web services are uniquely intertwined, mutually reliant on each other, and are poised to finally solve a long-running problem in both IT and systems ...

Federated identity management lets individuals use the same user name, password or other authentication mechanism to perform a single sign-on, and access applications and data hosted by more than one ...

To better facilitate transactions involving multiple parties, the industry proposes machine-to-machine exchange of identity data. But can you automate trust? Walk up to an ATM anywhere in the world, ...

In last week's article, we discussed federated identity management (FIM) to get you familiar with some of the concepts of how it worked. We also stressed the need for Linux practitioners to start ...

Federated Identity Models doesn’t just promise a more streamlined experience for the user but for all involved in the process. “From a systems operator’s point of view, they no longer have to manage ...

Tight integration and federated user identities across IT and communications are key to building powerful solutions that help users be more productive and efficient. For a number of years, federation ...

For years, companies have kept stores of identity information about employees, customers, and partners. These databases and directories are critical components of a company’s identity infrastructure.

Federated identity management (FIM) is designed to solve the single-sign-on problem associated with the secure exchange of user data among cooperating organizations, either within an enterprise or ...

Foremost among these plans today is the E-Authentication Initiative, a program organized by the U.S. General Services Administration, charged with certifying and organizing standards and protocols for ...

When it comes to setting up federated identity management, the security benefits (and potential drawbacks) are not what you might expect Aramark, the $11 billion food-service company, would seem an ...