Comments on: Identity as a Service http://blogs.kuppingercole.com/kuppinger/2009/01/21/identity-as-a-service/ KuppingerCole Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:08:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cloud Security Guy http://blogs.kuppingercole.com/kuppinger/2009/01/21/identity-as-a-service/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Cloud Security Guy Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:38:49 +0000 http://blogs.kuppingercole.com/kuppinger/?p=118#comment-324 While IaaS (identity as a service) develops, security specialists are raising concerns. First off, there is no cohesive definition of what identity services are and what type of functionality we should expect. Also, are there appropriate security standards for such services? At the ccskguide.org, we take a look at the security issues surrounding cloud computing and help prepare candidates for the CCSK Cloud Security Certification. Check out our blog post discussing the emergence of identity as a service: <a href="http://ccskguide.org/2011/03/cloud-identity-as-a-service-idaas/" rel="nofollow">http://ccskguide.org/2011/03/cloud-identity-as-a-...</a> While IaaS (identity as a service) develops, security specialists are raising concerns. First off, there is no cohesive definition of what identity services are and what type of functionality we should expect. Also, are there appropriate security standards for such services?

At the ccskguide.org, we take a look at the security issues surrounding cloud computing and help prepare candidates for the CCSK Cloud Security Certification. Check out our blog post discussing the emergence of identity as a service: http://ccskguide.org/2011/03/cloud-identity-as-a-…

]]> By: Why IaaS is mandatory for the cloud… | Martin Kuppinger http://blogs.kuppingercole.com/kuppinger/2009/01/21/identity-as-a-service/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Why IaaS is mandatory for the cloud… | Martin Kuppinger Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:00:17 +0000 http://blogs.kuppingercole.com/kuppinger/?p=118#comment-77 [...] blogged several times about IaaS (Identity as a Service), last time only some two weeks ago. We will observe a strong increase in that field, the stronger the more [...] [...] blogged several times about IaaS (Identity as a Service), last time only some two weeks ago. We will observe a strong increase in that field, the stronger the more [...]

]]> By: tomasboman http://blogs.kuppingercole.com/kuppinger/2009/01/21/identity-as-a-service/comment-page-1/#comment-76 tomasboman Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:17:53 +0000 http://blogs.kuppingercole.com/kuppinger/?p=118#comment-76 This is a great discussion, and one I've heard a lot more often recently. I think the corporate world in general is finally starting to understand the strengths of IaaS (Identity as a Service). And just like it took a while for SaaS to really take off, as the consumer market starts building confidence in external identity management, IaaS will follow the SaaS success story. It may be because I am looking at the industry from the technical side, that I don't see the technology behind identity management in general, being an issue. Instead, the management of relationships is the roadblock in my eyes. However, thanks to the general publics' reliance on social networks, it looks to me that the private sector will be the early adopter of IaaS. I especially see great potential in InfoCards and a potential explosion of usage when that really takes off. The reason for the lag on the corporate side is and has been the IAM (Identity and Access Management) integration. It's simply too to complex and cumbersome to setup true federation between corporations and a growing mesh network of trust quickly becomes unmanageable. That's why I myself see great potential in the myOneLogin federation services. And that's not because we make the management of the trust-networks manageable through web pages and fancy grids (although it's a great help), but because we provide a full set of web services and APIs for developers to use for integration with existing systems already in use. For a case in point (and shameless plug), take a look at the rich WS API for myOneLogin, and you'll see what I mean. A 10-minute guide to federation can be found here <a href="http://www.myonelogin.com/developer/docs_guide.html" target="_blank">http://www.myonelogin.com/developer/docs_guide.ht...</a> Tomas Boman, Principal Architect myOneLogin This is a great discussion, and one I've heard a lot more often recently. I think the corporate world in general is finally starting to understand the strengths of IaaS (Identity as a Service). And just like it took a while for SaaS to really take off, as the consumer market starts building confidence in external identity management, IaaS will follow the SaaS success story.

It may be because I am looking at the industry from the technical side, that I don't see the technology behind identity management in general, being an issue. Instead, the management of relationships is the roadblock in my eyes. However, thanks to the general publics' reliance on social networks, it looks to me that the private sector will be the early adopter of IaaS. I especially see great potential in InfoCards and a potential explosion of usage when that really takes off.

The reason for the lag on the corporate side is and has been the IAM (Identity and Access Management) integration. It's simply too to complex and cumbersome to setup true federation between corporations and a growing mesh network of trust quickly becomes unmanageable.

That's why I myself see great potential in the myOneLogin federation services. And that's not because we make the management of the trust-networks manageable through web pages and fancy grids (although it's a great help), but because we provide a full set of web services and APIs for developers to use for integration with existing systems already in use. For a case in point (and shameless plug), take a look at the rich WS API for myOneLogin, and you'll see what I mean. A 10-minute guide to federation can be found here http://www.myonelogin.com/developer/docs_guide.ht…

Tomas Boman, Principal Architect myOneLogin

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