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Information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation

The rapid adoption of the internet has occurred despite the lack of a ubiquitous identity meta-system. The status quo is a patchwork of proprietary security systems. A number of security issues have arisen as a result which threaten to lead to a loss of trust in the internet, and may limit the scope...

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Main Author: Evans, Matthew
Other Authors: Hutchison, Andrew
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Language:English
Published: Department of Computer Science 2023
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description The rapid adoption of the internet has occurred despite the lack of a ubiquitous identity meta-system. The status quo is a patchwork of proprietary security systems. A number of security issues have arisen as a result which threaten to lead to a loss of trust in the internet, and may limit the scope of applications built on it; effectively constraining the potential of the internet as a platform for business and services. Current initiatives by a broad consortium of industry leaders promise a vastly improved landscape with a set of interoperable protocols and systems, built on open specifications, and guided by a set of core identity principles, enabling a more secure online experience. Simultaneously there have arisen a large number of location aware web application and services which detect and use a user's location to enhance their application experience. These advances, although useful, present new security and privacy issues. This paper investigates the operation of one of the new identity technologies, information cards, and proposes extensions to the existing supported schemas to incorporate recent advances in geo-location technology. The proposal is supported by reference to existing open source implementations.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/39090 Information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation Evans, Matthew Hutchison, Andrew Information Technology The rapid adoption of the internet has occurred despite the lack of a ubiquitous identity meta-system. The status quo is a patchwork of proprietary security systems. A number of security issues have arisen as a result which threaten to lead to a loss of trust in the internet, and may limit the scope of applications built on it; effectively constraining the potential of the internet as a platform for business and services. Current initiatives by a broad consortium of industry leaders promise a vastly improved landscape with a set of interoperable protocols and systems, built on open specifications, and guided by a set of core identity principles, enabling a more secure online experience. Simultaneously there have arisen a large number of location aware web application and services which detect and use a user's location to enhance their application experience. These advances, although useful, present new security and privacy issues. This paper investigates the operation of one of the new identity technologies, information cards, and proposes extensions to the existing supported schemas to incorporate recent advances in geo-location technology. The proposal is supported by reference to existing open source implementations. 2023-11-30T08:41:17Z 2023-11-30T08:41:17Z 2009 2023-11-30T08:03:54Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39090 eng application/pdf Department of Computer Science Faculty of Science
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Information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation
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title Information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation
title_full Information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation
title_fullStr Information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation
title_full_unstemmed Information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation
title_short Information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation
title_sort information cards and a design to extend the claim model to incorporate geolocation
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