You must take the time to look at this presentation from Dick Hardt, founder and CEO of Sxip.
Why, you ask ...
Well, it's close to the most innovative use of PowerPoint I have ever seen. Or maybe is ... I'm not sure. It's pretty amazing.
Plus, he talks about Identity 2.0, which is a real eye-opener.
Identity 1.0 is the system of driver's licenses and similar identity validation and certification systems that work so well in the real world today.
What we have online is a siloed system where the user provides the data used to validate identity in most cases, not a third party (like the drivers' license, birth certificate or passport). And where you have to keep setting it up over and over again at every web site. Arggghhhh! And I know you know what I'm talking about here.
The most bizarre thing about the silo issue is that to simplify, we end up using the same ID and password all over the place. Which -- let's be realistic here -- is something less than good security practice.
Mr. Hardt has some interesting ideas about Identity 2.0, in which the online world will mimic the real world. Clearly, this is going to affect a lot of organizations.
Take a few minutes, grab a coffee, and become absorbed by this very interesting presentation.
Acknowledgements and resources:
Thanks to reader Forrest Christian who passed along the link to this amazing presentation.
Dick Hardt's company is Sxip. (pronounced "skip") His blog is here.
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