Time: Tuesday, May 8 (half-day, morning, 8:30am to noon)
Location: Oak
Abstract:
Identity is foundational to Web applications. Almost all interesting Web applications use identity, even if that identity is merely psuedononymous through cookies. Good, wide-area identity systems have not been available in the past, but recent advances suggest that they are now ready for use. These systems have been termed "user-centric identity systems".
User-centric identity is about working relationships and services between individuals and retailers, employers, membership bodies, and organizations of any kind. Because user-centric identity is not about a centralized solution, or anybody's silo, it solves different problems than the familiar ones of providing authentication and authorization services within a single organization, or federation between different organizations.
This tutorial will provide a survey of recent advances in user-centric identity technologies and a hands-on demonstration of how these technologies can be used to enhance Web applications.
Prerequisite Knowledge:
None. Some programming experience will be useful for understanding the demonstration, but much of the tutorial would be useful even for non-programmers.
Presenter: Phillip Windley (Brigham Young University)
Phillip Windley is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Brigham Young University where he teaches courses on digital identity, web services, middleware, and programming languages. Windley is also the Executive Producer of IT Conversations and writes the popular Technometria blog. He is the co-organizer of the Internet Identity Workshop and is the author of the book Digital Identity from O'Reilly Media.
Prior to joining BYU, Prof. Windley spent two years as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the State of Utah, serving on Governor Mike Leavitt's Cabinet and as a member of his Senior Staff. Before entering public service, Windley was Vice President for Product Development and Operations at Excite@Home and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of iMALL, Inc. an early creator of electronic commerce tools. Still active in business, Dr. Windley serves on the Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards for several high-tech companies.
Dr. Windley has previously been on the Computer Science faculties at Brigham Young University and the University of Idaho. At BYU he founded and directed the Laboratory for Applied Logic. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Univ. of California, Davis in 1990.
