http://www.mearo.co.uk/2009/03/the-battle-for-the-single-web-identity/ Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.mearo.co.uk/2009/03/the-battle-for-the-single-web-identity/#comment-210 The Boak Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:24:53 +0000 http://www.mearo.co.uk/?p=83#comment-210 Interesting points - I agree in the main. However, one key issue that you've missed out is security. Tying multiple access points in one solution means that if the login details become compromised for that one central login, there's an awful lot of data available to the would-be hacker. IT Pros are the early adopters in these areas, and tend to lead a lot of web behaviours. Security is a key concern for them, and until multi-layered protection can be built in, they're unlikely to go for it en masse. Unfortunately, multi-layered protection means re-submission of details for different areas, which means we're back to square one. Perhaps the answer is security where users can tailor their own settings i.e. access to certain logins with one password, then others with another...? Interesting points – I agree in the main. However, one key issue that you’ve missed out is security. Tying multiple access points in one solution means that if the login details become compromised for that one central login, there’s an awful lot of data available to the would-be hacker. IT Pros are the early adopters in these areas, and tend to lead a lot of web behaviours. Security is a key concern for them, and until multi-layered protection can be built in, they’re unlikely to go for it en masse. Unfortunately, multi-layered protection means re-submission of details for different areas, which means we’re back to square one. Perhaps the answer is security where users can tailor their own settings i.e. access to certain logins with one password, then others with another…?

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