Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 - Digital Identity Era: Then
1
The History of Digital Identity
What is digital identity?
The evolution of digital identities
Institutional databases
Characteristics of institutional databases
Advantages of institutional databases
Disadvantages of institutional databases
ACLs
Functions of ACLs in traditional identity management
Disadvantages of ACLs
Circumventing the drawbacks of ACLs
Public key cryptography – the origin of secure public networks
The evolution of public networks
The need for secure communication
The emergence of PKI
Components of PKI
Benefits and applications of PKI
Drawbacks of PKI
Secure public networks and PKIs
The World Wide Web
Social networks – Identity 2.0
Biometric identity
IoT and the ...
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