SWIFT - Advanced Services for Identity Management

Traditional solutions for identity management, based on the end user authentication, usually by means of credentials such as username and password, have significantly improved in recent years with the incorporation of SSO (Single Sign-On) mechanisms and the concept of identity federations. However, both providers and end users are demanding additional services not yet available in current solutions. These additional advanced services such as anonymity, authorization based on end user attributes, and cross-layer SSO, would improve the usability and security of these systems. The SWIFT (Secure Widespread Identities for Federated Telecommunications) project aims to offer an identity management frame- work in which all these advanced topics can work together.