An Interoperable Approach to Multifactor Identity Verification

Abstract

Naming heterogeneity occurs in digital identity management systems when the various parties involved in managing digital identities use different vocabularies to denote identity attribute names. To resolve potential interoperability issues due to naming heterogeneity, the authors propose a new protocol that uses lookup tables, dictionaries, and ontology mapping techniques.

Keywords

Identity management systems, Ontology mappings, Identity attributes, Digital identity, Security & privacy

Date of this Version

5-2009

Comments

Computer, May 2009 (vol. 42 no. 5) pp. 50-57

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