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STATUS: Withdrawn by the proponent for now in favor of the credentials work.
Contents
Identity Provider Task Force
Goals
Create an open standard interface for an Identity Provider such that:
- Credentials can be delivered in a secure way to a requesting party
- IdP can deliver tokens in place of any private data
- IdP's must be interoperable between IdP's with dissimilar technologies
- Any IdP standard must include end-to-end solution
Problem Statement
- Existing IdP are primarily limited to Single Sign-on.
- A standardized Identity Provider will be required for services like credentials and tokenization.
- Technologies like DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology/Blockchain) is using public/private keys as identity. These keys are stolen all the time causing a loss of digital assets.
- Regulatory landscape is changing quickly around the exchange of personal information over the internet. IdP must include standardized security mechanisms for the protection of said information.
Deliverables
- Description of a IdP
- Use cases for IdP
- High level requirements for IdP
- Rough Security requirements for web service exposing a tokenization service to the public internet
- List of ... that is outside the scope of a standard (such as authentication technology)
- List of Terms and Definition
Success criteria
- Successful creation of a IG
Task Force Operation
If formed, the IDIG Task Force will:
- Have weekly calls
- Work on completing the deliverables outlined above
- Presentable material for February F2F
Dependencies
- https://w3c.github.io/websec/web-authentication-charter
- https://w3c.github.io/websec/hasec-charter
- Verifiable Assets, Credentials, Tokenization
Concerns
- Creates a honey pot of identity information any hacker would love.
- Many legal and regulatory concerns that technology must address.
Milestones / Timelines
- Perform background research listed in deliverables