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The History of OpenID (1)
It is commonly said that OpenID was created by Brad Fitzpatrick in 2005. However, a little research reveals that openid.net existed before then. OpenID.net was first registered on…
Storage and Linking Operations for the Common Number/My Number
First, please look at the following Cabinet Secretariat diagram concerning My Number. The item labeled “number” is the My Number. In this diagram, the My Number (“number”) is store…
What Is Identity Verification? (1)
“Identity verification” is a familiar term that is often used, but it seems that what it actually means is not very well understood. I would therefore like to make this into a seri…
President Signs the U.S. Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
On February 23, 2012 U.S. time, President Barack Obama signed the administration white paper “Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World”. The paper sets out a “Consumer Privacy Bi…
The Myth That Private Use of U.S. Social Security Numbers (SSNs) Is Unrestricted
Where did the myth that private use of the U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) is unrestricted come from? Even Japanese experts’ books mention it. Perhaps impressions from a pe…
Standardization of JSON Web Signature (JWS) Has Begun at the IETF
Standardization of JSON Web Signature, a standard for attaching signatures to JSON, has begun in the IETF JOSE Working Group[1]. The initial draft is: http://tools.ietf.org/html/dr…
Using Plain OAuth 2.0 for Authentication Opens a Security Hole Big Enough to Drive a Car Through
Using the OAuth 2.0 implicit grant flow for authentication opens a security hole big enough to drive a car through, as explained in this excellent article by John Bradley[1]. The c…
Identity Verification and Health Insurance Cards: Considering Former Aum Member and Suspect Saito’s Acquisition of a Health Insurance Card Under an Alias
It has become a topic of discussion that Akemi Saito (49), the suspect who had been harboring former Aum member and suspect Hirata, obtained a health insurance card under an alias…
A Christmas Present from the OpenID Foundation
And so, here is a Christmas present for everyone from the OpenID AB+Connect WG. As of today, the OpenID Connect specifications have entered an Implementer’s Draft review peri…
The sp-mode Mail Problem
The sp-mode mail problem—the one in which email addresses were switched—has become a hot topic. I could not fully understand it just by reading the articles, so I drew a diagram wh…
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