Identity is the foundation of Security.

The Difference

After spending millions of dollars, corporations still have major network security problems. Meanwhile, your ATM card allows your bank to dispense cash with confidence from a machine on a sidewalk. The technology used by your ATM card is more ancient than the floppy disk. So why are bank ATM networks generally secure, while corporate information networks, despite continuous investment in the latest security technology, barely able to keep ahead of intruders? The difference is not about technology.

The difference is about assumptions and architecture.

The Foundation

Your bank's ATM network starts with the premise that knowing who you are is the foundation of security. If a trusted co-worker asked you to share your ATM card and associated PIN, what would you say? Of course, they wouldn't ask in the first place. If that co-worker asked you for your network password, what would you say? In many companies, collaborative work gets done by sharing access credentials, despite rules against it.

The Solution

Identity is the Foundation of Security.™
Let the members of The Authenticity Alliance help you make your information resources secure and manageable by:

• establishing measurably reliable identities, and
• designing and building online spaces upon a foundation of reliable identity, PKI, and InDoor™ standards and practices.