A recent article on O’Reilly by Phil Windley1 entitled Identity Management Architectures and Digital Identity2 provides a good overview of identity management.
The metaphor used by Mr. Windley is a familiar one to those of working in the information management industry. City planning as a model for governance topics has been used successfully in other information management arenas. Here it is referenced as a starting point for managing corporate and personal identities. The author has provided a link to his personal web site3 where tempate information is provided.
More interesting to me personally are the resources referenced in the article. As a recent victim of identity theft, I value the idea of protecting my personal identify. The Identity Commons4, the commercial 2idi5 initiative have personal relevance.
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