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'National strategy' delayed

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Online ID initiative stalled by political and technical challenges

Originally President Obama was supposed to sign the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace in September or October, an aggressive timeline considering the draft was released for comment in June.

While some would say the delay was predictable, a delay till 2011 may point to some larger problems. Reports in early November point to a six-month review by government agencies, which would mean nothing is released until May. Other sources, however, are still pointing to a release soon after the New Year.

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Comments
Stephen Wilson Permalink
November 22, 2010 1:37 PM

A delay may be a good thing, for more work needs to be done on NSTIC.

NSTIC is really not an "ecosystem". True ecosystems grow and evolve naturally; they are not architected. While there is of course a marketplace of authentication services and products, to call it an ecosystem is an attempt to elevate it above the hurley burley of competitiive IT. This is marketing, not ecology.

If anyone is serious about ecological thinking in this space, then it is high time to re-examine why federated identity is so much easier said than done. The reason I suggest is because identities have evolved.

See http://lockstep.com.au/blog/2010/11/21/nstic-delayed----for-the-wron

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