Federated identity management is a relatively new concept that is an extension of identity management, which is a centralized, automated approach to regulating access to enterprise resources by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Protecting digital, online identities is quickly becoming a primary focus for governments the world over. To assist in safeguarding the future of online identities, ABI Research posits that the ...

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.

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 ...