History of Identity in Computers
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The document discusses the evolution of digital identity and account systems, starting from early computing with ENIAC and Colossus. It contrasts traditional identity models reliant on large companies and state-issued IDs with the emerging decentralized identity paradigm, which utilizes verifiable credentials and blockchain technology. The paper emphasizes the interoperability of digital identity systems and the implications for privacy and user control in the digital realm.
History of Identity in Computers
- 1. My Data Global Session Understanding the Origins of Identity Kaliya’s presentation The evolution of the digital… …how we got to now
- 2. Precursors to digital computers
- 3. Precursors to digital computers
- 4. No “accounts” on the first computers. ENIAC
- 5. Colossus
- 7. Enterprise MainFrame Computer Systems Accounts with User-Name & Password THE ONE COMPUTER Employee / Researcher
- 9. E-mail Addresses w/ Authentication via Passwords Higher Education Using the Internet
- 10. E-mail Addresses w/ Authentication via Passwords Higher Education Using the Internet Higher Education Systems University Researcher
- 11. Enterprise Single Sign On LDAP & SAML Enterprise Systems with Multiple Pieces of Software and many Employees LDAP Account Management System
- 12. Enterprise Systems with Multiple Pieces of Software and many Employees The ENTERPRISE SYSTEM Employee Enterprise Single Sign On LDAP & SAML
- 13. E-Commerce Regular Folks Get on the Internet Proliferation Of Accounts with Username and PW
- 14. Regular Folks Get on the Internet Proliferation Of Accounts with Username and PW
- 15. Regular Folks Get on the Internet Proliferation Of Accounts with Username and PW
- 16. Relying parties ask Users to login with OpenID Less accounts ID dependent on Large Companies
- 19. Conventional State Issued ID + Identity Provider Model of Digital ID = India Aadhaar Estonia X-Road
- 20. Conventional State Issued ID + Identity Provider Model of Digital ID = India Aadhaar Estonia X-Road
- 22. What does Digital Identity “mean”? Different Things to Different Constituents Record of Citizen Is Digitized in A Database World Bank: the term “digital ID” is used synonymously with “digital/digitalized foundational ID systems” All the Databases are “interoperable” Businesses Can know who they are Doing business with Citizen Assigned a Number & Maybe can Login to Systems use to interact with Gov.
- 23. Decentralized Identity Is a new paradigm do identity It means that there is no “Identity Provider” Not Google, Amazon, Apple, AND importantly Not the State
- 24. Decentralized Identity The Verifiable Credential standard provides a format, a protocol for any entity to issue a digital signed credential to any other entity.
- 25. HolderIssuer Verifier Issues Claim Presents Claim Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) Public Blockchain or other Decentralized Network Signs Claim Countersigns Claim Verifies Signatures Wallet Decentralized Identity