Note: this blog is a mirror of my HP Labs Blog, on the same topic, accessible at: http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Research-on-Security-and/bg-p/163

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Top Challenges and Opportunities in the Identity Management Space

I’ve been invited to be part of a panel at the 4th International Conference TrustBus 2007 (chair: Prof. Gunther Pernul), to discuss on “Managing Digital Identities – Challenges and Opportunities”.

In my opinion the top challenges that Identity Management is going to face in the next 5 years are the following:

  • Improve Users’ Control on Their Personal Data (within Devices and Orgs)
  • Enterprise Privacy Management: Automation of Privacy Management and Regulatory Compliance in Enterprises
  • Alignment of Enterprise IdM Practices and Solutions to Business-driven IT Management (ITIL, etc.): Identity Governance, Risk and Assurance Mgmt
  • Secure, Privacy-aware and Trustworthy Federated IdM/SSO
  • Interoperability between various Federated IdM/SSO initiatives
  • Standards to enable Data Exchange between Enterprises/Orgs driven by Security and Privacy Policies and Users’ Preferences
  • Exploitation of Web 2.0 + Identity 2.0 in Enterprises/Organisations …

Instead, I believe that the top opportunities are:

  • Improve overall Enterprise IdM Practice and User Experience/Control …
  • New Research & Development Opportunities in the Identity Management Area both at the User and Enterprise sides
  • New Business Opportunities in the Identity Management space in terms of IdM Services, Solutions, Products, …

What is your opinion? Do you have any different view and/or suggestion on challenges and opportunities?

--- NOTE: my original HP blog can be found here ---

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