Why is it difficult for so many companies to get digital identity right?
If you're still wrestling with even simple identity problems like modern
website authentication, this practical book has the answers you need.
Author Phil Windley provides conceptual frameworks to help you make
sense of all the protocols, standards, and solutions available and
includes suggestions for where and when you can apply them.
By linking current social login solutions to emerging self-sovereign
identity issues, this book explains how digital identity works and gives
you a firm grasp on what's coming and how you can take advantage of it
to solve your most pressing identity problems. VPs and directors will
learn how to more effectively leverage identity across their businesses.
This book helps you:
- Learn why functional online identity is still a difficult problem for
most companies
- Understand the purpose of digital identity and why it's fundamental to
your business strategy
- Learn why "rolling your own" digital identity infrastructure is a bad
idea
- Differentiate between core ideas such as authentication and
authorization
- Explore the properties of centralized, federated, and decentralized
identity systems
- Determine the right authorization methods for your specific
application
- Understand core concepts such as trust, risk, security, and privacy
- Learn how digital identity and self-sovereign identity can make a
difference for you and your organization
