One of the main benefits of identity federation for you as an end user is that you don’t need to maintain / remember tons of Usernames and Passwords for all those disparate systems that you deal with. You can do with just one Username and Passowrd which will enable you to logon to multiple systems. You may say…”OK, so what is the big deal?, I will have the same Username and Password for all my systems, Emails, Website etc.”, well it’s not the same thing… By keeping...

Identity Federation as the name suggest, is a process of relating multiple identities such that disparate systems can be integrated seamlessly. To put it in simple words, Identity federation is a concept of ensuring that a user does not have to manually logon to multiple systems to accomplish a given objective, it enables you to navigate through the systems by logging on only once. For example, imagine you are planning your next vacation and you logon to your favorite travel agent’s website...

There are several reasons… you need an identity so that the service provider is able to uniquely identify you and provide the right level of service. You need an identity so that the systems can provide access to your information only. You need an identity so that the system can provide you the privileges you are entitled to. I can keep adding, but you get the picture... Blog Post by: Benny Mathew

The most common and still widely used method of representing / establishing identity in the digital world is through UserName and Password. Although there are other forms such as Biometrics (Fingerprints, Iris Scan, etc.), Digital Signatures / Tokens, Smartcards etc. Blog Post by: Benny Mathew

Think of it as a set of characteristics or attributes of an individual entity (person, object etc.) that are distinct and persistent and could be used to differentiate it from other (similar) entities. In layman’s language it is what makes a person or a thing unique and different from the others. Blog Post by: Benny Mathew