An Analysis of Online Identity Management Techniques
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMPUTER APPLICATION & MANAGEMENT - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Internet was originally designed to be used within a close community where the identity of users was well known and pre-established. Hence the need for managing the identity of individuals was not there. The modernisation and advancement of technology in the internet environment has resulted in the digitisation of personal information which has changed the ways of identifying persons and managing relations with them. In the present times identity on the internet has become virtual and is represented merely by a user account on a website or an email address or a mobile phone number etc. As the number of users on the internet grows so are the possibilities of misusing these identities by others. The existing identity management mechanisms need to be reworked in the light of the current scenario. This paper presents the different forms of Identity Management techniques which are being used in the online environment to prevent the loss of trust and to provide a sense of safety, security & certainty to Netizens about the identity of their communicating partners in the cyber space.
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Aparajita Pandey, Dr. Jatinderkumar Saini
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An Analysis of Online Identity Management Techniques
Internet was originally designed to be used within a close community where the identity of users was well known and pre-established. Hence the need for managing the identity of individuals was not there. The modernisatio...