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An Overview of

Kantara Initiative

Colin Wallis

Executive Director

Kantara Initiative, Inc

The world is in the midst of a digital

identity transformation.

This transformation is driven by:

Individuals

Business

Government

What questions does this transformation

raise?

How do we define relationships

between people, devices and services?

How can we empower users of mobile

devices and wearables to manage

access and authorization?

How do we verify the relationships of

things to introduce more networked

devices and sensors?

How can businesses add value and

reach markets in the digital economy?

How can governments, industry and

users work together to better manage

data generated by new technologies

and digital services?

Answer: Collaborate, innovate and

take action.

This is where Kantara comes in.

Kantara Initiative provides a strategic vision in

market adoption and growth of trusted identity

services.

The strategic vision is:

Operationalized for digital identity

transformation

Based on privacy and security

Kantara’s mission is to:

Provide an established,

safe, collaborative

environment to develop real-

world innovation needed to

support trusted online

interactions

Operationalize the strategic

vision for digital identity

transformation, based on the

foundations of trust in

privacy and security.

What (and Who) is Kantara?

Non-profit founded in 2009.

Comprises 60+ Leading Organizations, hundreds of Participants,

Enterprise & Governments.

Connects the best of business, Government, Research & Education.

Develops Innovations and Programs developing trustworthy on-line

experiences.

Do you recognize our members?

Kantara’s Values

Trust

Operating trusted accreditation, approval and certification

programs

Privacy

Engineering and enabling privacy solutions

Security

Enabling the development of highly secure solutions and

practices

Community

Bridging technology and policy communities

How has Kantara made progress in

its mission?

Leading the drive for adoption of the User Managed Access (UMA) protocol which puts control of information in the hands of the individual

Accolades! UMA received the 2014 Best Innovation Security Award from the European Identity & Cloud Conference

Launching the Privacy and Identity incubator to fund a series of applied research pilots improving cyber identity in real-world situations, together with our partner Rutgers University’s CCICADA program

Building an increasingly global Trust Identity Services community

I get the big picture. What does the

day-to-day look like?

The work of Kantara Initiative is organized around two

primary areas:

Connected Life

Innovates ideas and tools for trusted identity

services

Trust Services

Operationalizes ideas and tools for trusted identity

services

Connected Life Groups

Innovates ideas and tools for trusted identity services

Groups:

Identity Relationship Management

User-Managed Access

Consent and Information Sharing

Identities of Things

Trust Services Groups

Operationalizes ideas and tools for trusted identity

services

Groups:

Identity Assurance

Health Identity Assurance

eGovernment

Federation Interoperability

Now what?

Join us in innovating and verifying trusted identity solutions for the world

Kantara Initiative members include global experts from industry and

government in the fields: Identity assurance

Privacy

Security

Policy

Information systems assessment

Join. Innovate. Trust. Visit.:

KantaraInitiative.org

Join. Innovate. Trust.

General Inquiries: support@kantarainitiative.org