7 Reasons why InfoCards Matters (from: Andre Durand - Federated Identity)
http://discuss.andredurand.com/2005/06/10#a447
Bryan, David and a few others over here in Pingland were kicking around some afternoon whiteboarding ideas on InfoCards. Figured since I’m getting back into my bloghead, I’d start posting a bit more…
- It centers on the user. Users rule.
- It can stop Phishing attacks cold — as we know them today
- It’s better than Gator-like utilities or IE’s auto formfill for new account registration
- It provides users with the convenience of SSO
- It eliminates the need to manage weak passwords
- It’s a branding opportunity for 3rd party Identity Providers
- And of course, the client will be built into every Windows desktop
Challenges to overcome…
- How to roam and maintain your InfoCards
- How to recover if something bad happens to your computer
- How to enable InfoCards on other operating systems
- How to streamline the 1st time user experience
Implications
- Existing consumer-facing (external) federation use-cases will be displaced by user-mediated exchanges of attributes between IdP’s and SP’s
- A battle will ensue between companies looking to become the branded (most trusted) identity providers