[LINK] Liberty Alliance

[Roger Clarke]

 From Lynn Wheeler's Internet Payments list, here's an update on the 
alliance that was supposed to be producing an alternative 'identity 
management' / single sign-on scheme to MS's appalling Passport.


>http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/11/HNlibert_1.html
>
>Liberty Alliance submitting spec to OASIS
>Turning work over to standards body for first time
>By John  Fontana, Network World
>April 11, 2003
>
>The Liberty Alliance next week will announce two new draft specifications
>and for the first time turn over a portion of its work to a standards group
>providing the first evidence that efforts to create a standards-based
>identity management framework may be fragmenting.
>
>... snip ...
>
>http://www.infoworld.com/article/02/09/10/020910hnliberty_1.html
>
>President's exit does not spark Liberty Alliance worries
>Members said they are still on track to deliver specs early next year
>By Eve  Epstein
>September 10, 2002
>
>ALTHOUGH THE LIBERTY Alliance's president stepped down last week, members
>of the organization said that the group is still on track to deliver the
>next set of specifications early next year.
>
>... snip ...
>
>http://www.infoworld.com/article/02/07/09/020709hnlibspec_1.html
>
>
>Liberty Alliance, Microsoft square off again
>Organizations look to gain steam in single sign-on
>By Matt  Berger , Ed  Scannell
>July 09, 2002
>
>BOTH MICROSOFT AND the Liberty Alliance are moving forward at full force in
>the race to provide a secure single sign-on system for Web services.
>
>... snip ...
>
>http://www.infoworld.com/article/02/07/15/020715hnlibertyms_1.html
>
>Liberty Alliance details network identity specs
>
>By Paul  Krill
>July 15, 2002
>
>THE LIBERTY ALLIANCE Project on Monday is announcing availability of
>Version 1.0 of its specifications for a federated network identity system
>for e-commerce and Web services.
>
>http://www.infoworld.com/article/02/05/16/020516hnsunlib_1.html
>
>Sun readying Liberty Alliance spec, product offering
>Single sign-on plan proceeding
>
>By Paul  Krill
>May 16, 2002
>
>SUN MICROSYSTEMS PLANS to offer technology based on the Liberty Alliance
>network identity specification this summer, in the same timeframe as the
>release of the specification's first phase, Sun officials said on Thursday.
>
>... snip ...
>
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