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An Overview of
Kantara Initiative
Colin Wallis
Executive Director
Kantara Initiative, Inc
The world is in the midst of a digital
identity transformation.
This transformation is driven by:
Individuals
Business
Government
What questions does this transformation
raise?
How do we define relationships
between people, devices and services?
How can we empower users of mobile
devices and wearables to manage
access and authorization?
How do we verify the relationships of
things to introduce more networked
devices and sensors?
How can businesses add value and
reach markets in the digital economy?
How can governments, industry and
users work together to better manage
data generated by new technologies
and digital services?
Answer: Collaborate, innovate and
take action.
This is where Kantara comes in.
Kantara Initiative provides a strategic vision in
market adoption and growth of trusted identity
services.
The strategic vision is:
Operationalized for digital identity
transformation
Based on privacy and security
Kantara’s mission is to:
Provide an established,
safe, collaborative
environment to develop real-
world innovation needed to
support trusted online
interactions
Operationalize the strategic
vision for digital identity
transformation, based on the
foundations of trust in
privacy and security.
What (and Who) is Kantara?
Non-profit founded in 2009.
Comprises 60+ Leading Organizations, hundreds of Participants,
Enterprise & Governments.
Connects the best of business, Government, Research & Education.
Develops Innovations and Programs developing trustworthy on-line
experiences.
Do you recognize our members?
Kantara’s Values
Trust
Operating trusted accreditation, approval and certification
programs
Privacy
Engineering and enabling privacy solutions
Security
Enabling the development of highly secure solutions and
practices
Community
Bridging technology and policy communities
How has Kantara made progress in
its mission?
Leading the drive for adoption of the User Managed Access (UMA) protocol which puts control of information in the hands of the individual
Accolades! UMA received the 2014 Best Innovation Security Award from the European Identity & Cloud Conference
Launching the Privacy and Identity incubator to fund a series of applied research pilots improving cyber identity in real-world situations, together with our partner Rutgers University’s CCICADA program
Building an increasingly global Trust Identity Services community
I get the big picture. What does the
day-to-day look like?
The work of Kantara Initiative is organized around two
primary areas:
Connected Life
Innovates ideas and tools for trusted identity
services
Trust Services
Operationalizes ideas and tools for trusted identity
services
Connected Life Groups
Innovates ideas and tools for trusted identity services
Groups:
Identity Relationship Management
User-Managed Access
Consent and Information Sharing
Identities of Things
Trust Services Groups
Operationalizes ideas and tools for trusted identity
services
Groups:
Identity Assurance
Health Identity Assurance
eGovernment
Federation Interoperability
Now what?
Join us in innovating and verifying trusted identity solutions for the world
Kantara Initiative members include global experts from industry and
government in the fields: Identity assurance
Privacy
Security
Policy
Information systems assessment
Join. Innovate. Trust. Visit.:
KantaraInitiative.org
