Core Security Patterns: Best Practices and Strategies for J2EE™, Web Services, and Identity Management

Chapter 7. Identity Management Standards and Technologies

Topics in This Chapter

• Identity Management–Core Issues

• Understanding Network Identity and Federated Identity

• Introduction to SAML

• SAML Architecture

• SAML Usage Scenarios

• The Role of SAML in J2EE-Based Applications and Web Services

• Introduction to Liberty Alliance and Their Objectives

• Liberty Alliance Architecture

• Liberty Usage Scenarios

• The Nirvana of Access Control and Policy Management

• Introduction to XACML

• XACML Data Flow and Architecture

• XACML Usage Scenarios

Identity management is one of the growing security concerns in enterprise IT services. According to Information Security Breaches Survey 2004 [SecurityBreach2004], security breaches due to identity management flaws are increasing. Confidentiality ...