[ogsa-wg] Fwd: [IDM] New NIST Publication: An Ontology of Identity Credentials

[Alan Sill]

Useful for the dictionary / glossary effort?

Alan

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ann West <awest at EDUCAUSE.EDU>
> Date: October 20, 2006 8:27:12 AM CDT
> To: IDM at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
> Subject: Re: [IDM] New NIST Publication: An Ontology of Identity  
> Credentials
> Reply-To: Identity Management Constituent Group Discussion  
> list              <IDM at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>
>
> Ken,
>
> Yes, we do compare notes with the federal documents where relevant.
>
> For instance, in the Enterprise Authentication Implementation Roadmap,
> the concepts and terms in some cases cite the OMB M-0404
> E-Authentication Guidance for Federal Agencies. However, we also wrote
> some of our own definitions to either scope a broader term for use in
> the Roadmap context or explain a concept more simply or clearly.
> http://www.nmi-edit.org/roadmap/draft-authn-roadmap-03/1- 
> concepts.html.
>
> In short, glossary definitions will be similar, but not the same.
>
> Best,
> Ann
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Brumbaugh [mailto:Ken.Brumbaugh at CSU.MNSCU.EDU]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 2:54 PM
>> To: IDM at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [IDM] New NIST Publication: An Ontology of Identity
>> Credentials
>>
>> 10/18/06
>>
>> Ann
>>
>> Will you, or any one, be doing a terminology/definitions check  
>> between
>> glossaries that NMI-Edit has, and what NIST is now disseminating?
>>
>> If this has not been done, it might be beneficial to the group to  
>> have
>> this done by one party - and shared with others.
>>
>> Using a common glossary could be most advantageous to many -
>> particularly those of us, who are now starting this long IdM/IAM
> journey
>> with our clientele.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ken Brumbaugh, Ph.D.
>> System Director, Identity Management & Directory Services
>> Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
>> Office Phone - 651-201-1429
>> Cell Phone - 651-269-9988
>>
>>>>> awest at EDUCAUSE.EDU 10/18/2006 12:36 PM >>>
>> All,
>>
>> If you are reviewing your identifiers and credentials, consider
>> reading
>> the new NIST draft "An Ontology of Identity Credentials - Part 1:
>> Background Formulation" released on October 6.
>>
>> http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/sp800-103-draft.pdf
>>
>> Best,
>> Ann
>>
>> -------------
>> Ann West
>> NMI-EDIT Outreach Lead, EDUCAUSE
>> Program Manager, Middleware and Security, Internet2
>> Michigan Technological University

Alan Sill
TIGRE Senior Scientist
High Performance Computing Center
TTU

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