RPs
that decide to use identities provided by other parties have
many other choices to make: whose identities to accept, what
information to ask for, and how to make use of it. The contractual
rami?¬?cations of these RP/IP relationships and potential industry
standardization may also impact many aspects of these
decisions.
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306 Identity Consumers
Common Misconceptions about Becoming an
Identity Provider
Most organizations initially believe that they will need to issue
their own Managed Information Cards, for a variety of reasons.
Practically speaking, many of these motivations provide little
business value on their own for the cost and complexity they
introduce into the system. Consider the following common, but
incomplete reasons for becoming an IP:
I want to have a branded Information Card. Branding is
an important feature of CardSpace, and having users
exposed to a card with the company logo in their
Identity Selector on a regular basis could provide a measure
of brand strengthening.
As an additional bene?¬?t to using Managed Information
Cards, it certainly can be a valuable bonus, but on its
own this is a poor reason for going to the expense and
complexity of introducing a Security Token Service (STS)
into the system.
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