sort of like OpenID (http://openid.net/) ? Of which there are many providers. It is unfortunate that some providers fail to allow others on their own systems though.
Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, I would prefer a Federated Identity Management system. > > Having a single place for ALL contacts would be just too tempting. > > > > *ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... > > * > > > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:24 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I think these sort of things will power a drive towards more centralised >> identity management in general. At the moment, it is nothing but a risk to >> store a username and password and possibly financial data on hundreds of >> different websites with differing levels of security. Even for the >> intelligent, managing these vast arrays of logins and data presents a >> challenge which can often only be managed by third-party software. >> >> I wouldn't be surprised to see the likes of Google and Facebook trying to >> move in on this - using your login for Google, for example, to log on to >> myriad different websites, therefore only worrying about whether Google get >> hacked or not. Although I also see a move towards more federated ways of >> accessing different systems coming out from the likes of Citrix and VMWare >> as well, I think things like OpenCloud and Project Horizon also have started >> to encompass some form of identity management. >> >> >> On 27 April 2011 14:19, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> More food for thought, I am sure that other devices ( WII, Xbox, etc >>> etc) could also be exploitable, it underlies a bigger problem with >>> database security in general. >>> >>> If you have provided information from your playstations to Sony to >>> download content, you might want to be watching your CC Card information and >>> other accounts very carefully, since your information is probably in the >>> possession of unauthorized parties atm. >>> >>> >>> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/138557/20110427/sony-playstation-suffers >>> -massive-data-breach-criticized.htm >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> EZ >>> >>> Edward E. Ziots >>> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
