How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Open Source Identity
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Pat Patterson has worked in identity management at Sun/Oracle from 2004-2010, helping to open source Sun's Access Manager product as OpenSSO in 2005. When Oracle acquired Sun in 2009, it created uncertainty around OpenSSO's future. However, a startup called ForgeRock later announced OpenAM, continuing OpenSSO's open source identity management work. Today, open source is integral to key identity trends like cloud, mobile, and consumer-driven standards, with many identity solutions now based on open standards and open source libraries and products.
![And then April 20, 2009 happened
“Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Sun
Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) announced today
they have entered into a definitive agreement
under which Oracle will acquire Sun […]”
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Open Source Identity
- 1. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Open Source Identity Open Identity Summit, Monterey, CA, June 2013 @metadaddy Pat Patterson Principal Developer Evangelist
- 2. Pat Patterson @metadaddy 2004: Technical Product Manager • Sun Access Manager 2005: Federation Architect • Sun Access Manager 2005: „Community Guy‟ • OpenSSO 2009: Principal Engineer • Huawei Cloud Storage 2010: Principal Developer Evangelist • salesforce.com
- 3. Back in the Dark Ages (2004) Sun Java System Access Manager •Suffered multiple renamings/rebrandings (iDSAME, Sun ONE) •Functional product, but undistinguished
- 4. Let’s Open Source it! Announced at Catalyst 2005 Following in footsteps of Solaris, Java, Glassfish, etc Disrupt the marketplace Get back on the radar “Crazy Ivan move” – John Loiacono, Sun EVP for Software
- 5. Stakeholder Reaction Customers •Ambivalent or positive Press/Analysts •“Sun is back in the game!” Engineering Team •Mixed emotions – from excitement to fear!
- 6. OpenSSO Highlights Aug 2006: Repository opened Jan 2007: First Production deployment? May 2007: openid.sun.com Sep 2008: Federation at CALGB Mar 2009: OpenSSO Community Day, NYU
- 7. And then April 20, 2009 happened “Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun […]” Redwood Shores, CA - April 20, 2009
- 10. Fast Forward… Where is Identity Headed? Megatrends •Cloud •Consumerization •Mobile
- 11. Open Source is Integral Open Web Standards • OAuth, OpenID Connect, SCIM Open Source Libraries • Just search GitHub! Open Source Products • OpenAM, OX, Syncope