http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog XML, cross-stitching, and other tangled musings Mon, 12 May 2008 00:50:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The requirements I've been talking about lately in this space aren't impossible to satisfy. What solutions are here today or on the horizon? For web services that enable reduced data disclosure and can operate when we're not around to tell them how, Liberty ID-WSF is a strong match. And its ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/05/11/the-care-and-feeding-of-online-relationships/ Previously, I argued that people are not going to sit still for the heavyweight login-and-consent processes that we IdM professionals are starting to pile on them. They will find ways of getting around the onerous series of screens, clicks, and what-have-you we're imposing. True confession time: I'm probably the biggest user ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/05/11/practical-human-centering-and-vrm/ Cool! And this one's even got I18N support... (Thanks to Paul Bryan for the tip! If you're curious, my old one is here.) http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/05/09/another-cake-of-type-birthday/ In my recent talk on everyday identity, I suggested that login-time consent to data sharing is not a great example of human-centered design. Even if we had already figured out the perfect ceremony for real-time consent or developed the best login interfaces, individuals still tend to be disadvantaged in the federated ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/05/04/imperatives-driving-human-centered-identity/ The Managing Identity in New Zealand conference has been an amazing experience. The organizers did a superb job constructing a uniquely valuable event, reflecting the thoughtfulness that's present everywhere in the NZ government's approach to its citizens' identity. I hope to have more time very soon to put together lots ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/04/30/everyday-identity-and-human-centered-design/ It's that time again -- we're just a month away from the deadline for the ACM Workshop on Digital Identity Management call for papers. The theme, as always for this series, is timely: "Services and Identity". Might Pat et al. be interested in submitting something on accessing attribute services in SOAP ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/04/26/thoughts-on-identity-services-submit-a-paper/ The fedlet -- it has arrived! Actually, it's hard to keep things a total surprise when you open-source it all, but Daniel Raskin has finally taken the wraps off the fedlet for real. Check out his video: He demonstrates, during the course of a single Guns 'N' Roses tune, ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/04/24/federation-in-the-diminutive/ In keeping with its pragmatic approach to identity, the New Zealand State Services Commission is making its identity services friendlier and more responsive to people's real needs. Part of this is a rebranding effort around "igovt". Good stuff! I've had the pleasure of working with Colin Wallis, Bill Young, and ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/04/22/the-whys-of-igovt/ (BUMPED because the free online copy of the article is now available. Entry originally posted April 10, 2008 @ 10:02 am.) Drummond Reed and I undertook a fun and productive collaboration over the last few months, co-writing an article on The Venn of Identity for the new special issue of IEEE ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/04/22/the-venn-in-article-form/ It's surprising which "worlds" can work together given a chance: (See whole photo essay here) Paul is onto something with the notion of Project Concordia supporting the formation of creoles where we've been having to make do with pidgin. It's as if the kids, impatient with the limitations of the pidgin, decide to ... http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2008/04/21/project-concordia-workshop-results/