<p> Global scale identity management attempts to be the system of identifying and authenticating entities such as people, hardware devices, distributed sensors and actuators, and software applications when accessing critical information technology (IT) systems from anywhere. The term global-scale is intended to emphasize the pervasive nature of identities and implies the existence of identities in federated systems that may be beyond the control of any single organization. The purpose of this research was to analyze the current state of Global Scale Identity Management. Today, news of security breaches is far too commonplace. The results reveal that global scale identity management would have a positive effect on the individual person, businesses, government agencies, and institutions. However for global scale identity management to be operational much work remains. The remaining work is split between the physical realm, i.e., biometric equipment, quantum resistant cryptography, and the abstract realm, i.e., legal considerations, social and cultural mores, privacy issues, and international considerations. The research concluded that humans are repeatedly the weak link in password security that ultimately undermines a system’s stability. For the short term, the best suggestion is to use password managers and have systems disallow poor password choices. For the long-term build infrastructures with quantum resistant cryptography interfacing with the ubiquitous smartphone to provide multifactor authentication. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:1600350 |
| Date | 11 November 2015 |
| Creators | Tambasco, Michael J. |
| Publisher | Utica College |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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