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The Last Letter: R.I.P. Bill Washburn (1946-2014)
The first Executive Director of the Commercial Internet Exchange. The 2nd Chairman of XDI.org. He was also the first Executive Director of the OpenID Foundation. He was a wonderful…
JWT and JOSE Win the Special European Identity Award 2014
(Munich, May 14) On the 14th local time (the 15th in Japan), the JWT and JOSE specifications—covering a concise JSON-based security token and cryptographically protected, Web-frien…
The Boy Who Cried Wolf: Another 1 Major Vulnerability Found in Popular Open-Source Security Software?!—CNET Gets It Completely Wrong
“Following the OpenSSL vulnerability ‘Heartbleed,’ another 1 major vulnerability has been found in popular open-source security software. This time, the vulnerability was found in…
I Gave a Keynote at Deutsche Telekom’s IdM Tech Day
3/20, I gave a keynote and took part in a panel discussion at Deutsche Telekom’s IdM Tech Day, held in Darmstadt. The entire event was moderated by Martin Kuppinger of Kuppin…
OpenID Connect Released—The Internet’s Identity Layer
After a hard-fought 4 and a half years—starting with the formation of the working group—and then 6 hard-fought years, we have finally released OpenID Connect. OpenID Connect forms…
How Well Are You Mitigating Threats When Using Passwords and Other Credentials?!
Password management in a certain place has become a topic of discussion, so here is a sneak peek at the objectives and threats section of the requirements I use for managing creden…
Public Review of the Final OpenID Connect Core Specifications Has Begun
The 60-day public review of the final OpenID Connect Core specifications has begun. The drafts under public review are as follows. OpenID Connect Core – Defines a secure and…
Niigata University Faculty of Law: Summer Intensive Course
At the Niigata University Faculty of Law summer intensive course on corporate legal affairs, I was responsible for class periods on 8/21, Wednesday, with 4 periods in total. The da…
Identity, Authentication + OAuth = OpenID Connect
This explains what identity is, the relationship between an entity and identity, its relationship with privacy, and its relationship with OpenID Connect, a protocol currently being…
Why Identity Federation Helps Improve Privacy
I received an inquiry from a certain party and sent a response, so I am sharing it here. The topic is “Why Identity Federation Helps Improve Privacy.” “Id federation” refers to “Id…
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